Translated by Juyeon Rhee. On January 15, a coalition of workers across South Korea — rural farmers, the urban poor and laborers — will gather in downtown Seoul for a National All-People’s ...

South Korea's population is shrinking and aging. Foreign workers help fill shortages on farms and in factories, but it's very hard for them to become citizens. Some say that will soon have to change.

Following in the footsteps of her dictator father, South Korea’s President, Park Geun-hye, is cracking down on labor and citizens groups opposed to the increasingly authoritarian policies of her ...

Now that the National Assembly elections are over, South Koreans can start considering what this year's business will bring in addition to the introduction of a more business-friendly government.

South Korea’s labor protests should come as no surprise — and you can expect more to follow. ... Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs. Location Tokyo, Japan. S&P Global.

South Korea's immigration policies push migrant workers into undocumented labor in the most inhospitable areas of a dangerous economy.

The groups released a list of 100 policy proposals on April 13 developed with three academic organizations. They said the goal is to “restart the engine of South Korea’s slowing economy ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — South Korea’s government is pushing forward a plan to resolve its decades-long quarrel with Japan over the compensation for forced-labor victims during World War ...

In 2018, South Korea’s Supreme Court in separate decisions ruled that Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal must compensate victims for their labor.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's new administration is shifting gears to achieve a fair and labor-friendly economy after decades of export-driven growth led by big businesses left many ...

The vote for South Korea’s next president is taking place in a fractious political environment and is likely to bring a foreign policy neophyte to power.