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Women pay, men don’t: Human rights watchdog finds bathhouse towel fees discriminatory

The National Human Rights Commission found that charging women, but not men, for towels and soap violates the right to equality.

2026.8.13

Two men die in separate public bathhouse incidents in Gyeonggi

Two men died at separate public bathhouses in Gyeonggi on Tuesday, according to police and fire authorities on Wednesday.

2026.5.13

Korea's public bathhouses disappear amid spiking energy prices, changing lifestyles

Public bathhouses — long a communal hub for Koreans and a de facto welfare space for the socially vulnerable — are disappearing at a rapid pace amid spiraling energy costs linked to the Iran war.

2026.4.13

Police stand in front of a bathhouse in Sejong where three people died after being electrocuted on Dec. 24, 2023. [NEWS1]

Sejong bathhouse owner gets suspended sentence for electrocution deaths

A Sejong bathhouse owner was given a suspended prison sentence on Thursday over the death of three customers by electrocution in December 2023.

2025.9.11

This file photograph shows a public bathhouse, unrelated to the article, in Seoul. [NEWS1]

National Human Rights Commission rules bathhouse discriminated against women with 'towel fees'

The National Human Rights Commission ruled that a bathhouse discriminated against women by charging them extra for towel rentals while including the cost in men’s admission fees.

2025.9.2

Bathhouse bills

Prices are attached on a counter of a public bathhouse in downtown Seoul on Monday. The consumer price index for bathhouses rose 14.1 percent on year in May to log the highest increase in 14 years and five months, according to Statistics Korea...

2023.6.12

A closure sign is on the door of a bathhouse in Seoul on Nov. 30, 2020 as part of the government's social distancing restrictions during the third wave of the pandemic. [NEWS1]

No going back to normal for Korea's bathhouses, jjimjilbang

Businesses across the board are recovering from the pandemic, but one type — the public bath — sustained such damage that it's proven fatal in the case of many establishments.

2022.6.27

Tag: bathhouse

bathhouse

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Women pay, men don’t: Human rights watchdog finds bathhouse towel fees discriminatory

Two men die in separate public bathhouse incidents in Gyeonggi

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Bathhouse bills

No going back to normal for Korea's bathhouses, jjimjilbang