The Yellow Envelope Act, a revision of the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act (Trade Union Act), is a matter of heated debate awaiting its plenary vote in May. While the act aims to ensure workers’ rights, it is also criticized for infringing corporate property rights. In this article, t
Rapper Bull the Bastard, who became famous in High School Rapper 2, was sentenced to four years in prison for taking illegal drugs this February. He appeared on the KBS documentary Prescribing Drugs in December 2021 and appealed to the public about the risks of the drug fentanyl. In response, the Su
As the voluntary resignation fever has started, numerous commercial banks, including credit card companies, are offering retirements by guaranteeing high severance pay as compensation. In 2023, more than three thousand people are estimated to resign voluntarily, which far exceeds the 2,244 applicant
The new phrase “Republic of Seoul” that is growing in popularity seems to reflect the severe regional imbalance in Korea. While spatial inequality has been consistently intensifying, the National Assembly opened the Regional Balanced Development Forum last January and initiated a debate among lawmak
“We will not eat blood- stained bread.” A nationwide boycott against Samlip&Shany, Paris Croissant, Companies (SPC) began after the death of a young factory worker due to the company’s hazardous working environment. Following this tragedy, SPC and the Paris Baguette Union signed a labor- management
Simsan Kim Chang-suk, the founder and the first president of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), was a Korean independence activist for most of his life. What were the lives of independence activists like, and how are the lives of their descendants now? Honoring the Patriotic Martyrs’ Day on November 17
This year, the competition rate for the Grade-9 civil service examinations dropped significantly. Also, the competition rate for the Grade-7 exam was recorded as the lowest ever. It seems that the “Public Official Fever” has become an outdated word. Also, with private companies enhancing their inter
The government is conducting reinvestigation on a murder case that occured in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, on July 30th, 2019. The prosecution arrested criminal suspects A and B on a charge of murdering A’s husband for life insurance, and this incident has caused a stir in society. Insurance fraud e
This year, the Seoul Metro subway service was delayed many times due to a group of disabled protesters. Because of this, the non-disabled continually complained about being late for their work and important appointments. However, the fundamental reason why the disabled consistently protested cannot
In January, an elderly woman at a nursing home in Gimcheon was lynched by her caregivers and got injuries that required six weeks of medical treatment. It suddenly became public through the fact that they kept assaulting the woman even though she tried to resist. Even worse, they lied to her family
Korea’s platform giants, Naver and Kakao, are currently being accused of abusing their dominant power in markets. According to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on September 23rd, the Fair Online Platform Intermediary Transactions Act and Act on the Consumer Protection on Electronic Commerce were bein
Google, which has a share of the app store market that no one can compete with, has declared that in-app payments will be compulsory for all apps in Google Play from this October. And, of course, what do people use the most while using their smartphones? Applications. To listen to songs, search the