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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 15:53

Bereaved family of Cambodian worker seeks industrial accident compensation

Bereaved family of Cambodian worker seeks industrial accident compensation

The bereaved family of a Cambodian migrant worker who died here a year ago in poor living conditions, has filed a claim for industrial accident compensation. A committee comprised of 26 civic groups and legal organizations formed upon the death of the individual, Nuon Sokkheng, commenced the compensation procedure on behalf of her family, who is in Cambodia, Monday, the first...

2021-12-20 15:56

Migrant workers' rights groups stage rally demanding better treatment

Migrant workers' rights groups stage rally demanding better treatment

Hundreds of migrant workers and local activists marched down the streets of central Seoul, Sunday, staging a rally calling for better working and living conditions and the eradication of discrimination. The event, co-organized by over 20 migrant workers' support groups including the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, Social and Labor Affairs Committee of the Jogye Order of...

2021-12-19 16:58

Employees with multicultural backgrounds suffer from poor working conditions: survey

Employees with multicultural backgrounds suffer from poor working conditions: survey

A large proportion of young adults and children with multicultural backgrounds and work experience here have suffered from unfair treatment, such as salaries that are lower than minimum wage and verbal abuse from employers, a survey showed Thursday.

2021-12-16 17:05

Court rules refugees eligible for public rental housing

Court rules refugees eligible for public rental housing

Foreign nationals who have refugee status in Korea have the same right to apply for public rental housing as Korean nationals, according to a local court ruling.

2021-12-16 15:42

Afghan evacuees to be allowed to work on farms amid rural manpower shortage

Afghan evacuees to be allowed to work on farms amid rural manpower shortage

Afghan evacuees who came to Korea in August to escape from the Taliban regime in their homeland will be allowed to work as seasonal workers in the agriculture and fishery sectors, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced a set of measures to ease regulations on foreign worker recruitment for seasona...

2021-12-15 16:33

Refugees, adoptees call for more tolerance in Korea

Refugees, adoptees call for more tolerance in Korea

A sense of belonging is often taken for granted by many people. But for those who are adopted by families from other countries or who have been forced to leave their homeland due to war or other political reasons, becoming refugees, a sense of belonging becomes something that needs to be acquired. The process of acquiring a new sense of belonging in a new country is highly ch...

2021-12-14 16:36

Advocacy group launched to improve labor conditions for Cambodian migrant workers

Advocacy group launched to improve labor conditions for Cambodian migrant workers

In December last year, a Cambodian migrant worker in her 30s was found dead inside a greenhouse that was being used as accommodation for foreign workers at a farm in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. The death shed light on the poor working and housing conditions of migrant workers here. A year has passed, but foreign employees in the agricultural sector still face long working hou...

2021-12-14 15:22

French photographer visits same mountain 100 times

French photographer visits same mountain 100 times

French photographer Romain found inspiration high up the slope of Mount Samseong, a 481-meter mountain standing in southwestern Seoul and Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. His muse? Two pine trees growing out of a rocky cliff, viewable from a vantage point about 20 meters off a not very well traveled path.

2021-12-14 15:11

[RAS Korea] RAS Korea digitizes art historian Jon Carter Covell's 2,000 photos

RAS KoreaRAS Korea digitizes art historian Jon Carter Covell's 2,000 photos

Before there was a “K” anything, Dr. Jon Carter Covell was Korea's biggest “K-fan.” Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea has digitized her massive collection of more than 2,000 color slides, taken from the late 1970s to mid-1980s. So far, the project has been ongoing for almost one full year, thanks to Ms. Pak Ji-young volunteering to do the work by coming in one day a week. The...

2021-12-07 14:56

The Collective hosts 3rd annual Stories From Below art festival

The Collective hosts 3rd annual Stories From Below art festival

This weekend, The Collective will host an event featuring a day of standup comedy, theater, craft and visual art (which will be available for purchase), drag performances, spoken word, live original music, a DJ and more. The Collective, a performance arts and production company, is hosting the holiday edition of its Stories From Below arts festival.

2021-12-07 14:05

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