South Korea’s new government should adopt measures to address human rights problems in the country and abroad.

The United States has taken a decisive step to address forced labour by blocking imports from a major South Korean salt farm. This move highlights the ongoing issues with exploitation in South ...

The South Korean government is pushing forward with a major overhaul of how workers receive retirement benefits, aiming to ...

Key Issues; Months of Turmoil; In South Korea, ... But Mr. Kim has been up there for 77 days, protesting one of the biggest economic problems in South Korea — labor inequality.

South Korea held a memorial ceremony for Korean forced laborers at Japan's Sado gold mines on Monday, after the country boycotted a similar event organized by Japan the previous day.

The programme drew concerns ranging from job scope and oversight to worker protection and cost. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

South Korea’s labour ministry gets unexpected new driver in former union chief. ... Kim is expected to boost the rights of workers by focusing on issues such as industrial accidents, ...

South Korea’s presidential election result was never really in doubt. The real question is which version of Lee Jae-myung ...

Japan and South Korea are marking the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations on Sunday, as both ...

This is because the U.S. may impose export restrictions on South Korean seafood due to issues like labor exploitation of foreign workers. Accordingly, ...

South Korea said on Monday it will work to lift a U.S. ban on salt imports from the country's largest sea salt farm, disputing findings by the U.S. customs agency that forced labour appeared to be ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung was a child laborer with an arm deformity. He attempted suicide. He later made his way through university and became a highly divisive politician who ...