Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Future of Korea's labor market lies in 'diversity, autonomy,' says KEF chairman

At ILO's annual meeting, KEF chairman Sohn Kyung-shik called for labor reform and cooperation amid economic challenges, urging flexibility in work regulations and performance-based pay to address high youth unemployment and changing market dynamics.

2025-06-09

Seoul mayor, PPP lawmaker argue against minimum wage for Filipino caregivers

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and People Power Party Rep. Na Kyung-won on Tuesday underscored the need to implement differential wages for Filipino domestic caregivers as controversies over high costs continue to escalate.

2024-08-27

Korean diplomat Yun Seong-deok elected head of ILO governing body

Ambassador to Geneva Yun Seong-deok was elected chairperson of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Governing Body, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

2024-06-16

Medical professors urge exclusion of second vice health minister from talks

The coalition — a united front of emergency steering committees at medical schools — pointed out “discord” in the government’s response, viewing the minister as a hindrance in advancing the negotiations over the med school admissions quota hikes.

2024-03-31

Gov't to respond to ILO concerning back-to-work orders for junior doctors

The Labor Ministry said it will respond vigorously to the International Labour Organization after junior doctors appealed to the UN agency over back-to-work orders.

2024-03-29

Presidential office walks back Yoon’s comments on ILO wage discrimination ban

The presidential office on Monday backtracked comments by President Yoon Suk Yeol that appeared to suggest he was considering ways to suspend the International Labour Organization's (ILO) ban on wage discrimination against foreign workers in Korea.

2023-10-30

Ruling party railroads labor conventions through committee

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) bulldozed the ratification of three key conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO) through a major committee on Monday, paving the way for a mass expansion of worker unionization in Korea.

2021-02-22

Business apoplectic as democrats ram through more bills

Business groups lined up to trash a series of amendments pushed through by the Democratic Party (DP) Thursday, issuing statements of outrage as the ruling majority took aim at corporate Korea for the second time in as many days.

2020-12-10

A more uneven playing field

At Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, the Moon Jae-in administration approved three International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions to resubmit the revised union and other labor bills to the National Assembly. The bills shelved during...

2020-07-08