Korea pushes to raise cap on maximum weekly work hours
Business associations are demanding the government take further steps in expanding overtime limits to help employers better meet production needs under the broader context of labor...
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Business associations are demanding the government take further steps in expanding overtime limits to help employers better meet production needs under the broader context of labor...
Korea is finalizing its preparations for the 25th World Scout Jamboree that will take place this August on reclaimed land at Saemangeum, North Jeolla Province, on the west coast, bringing together some 43,000 teenagers from 170 countries, according to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Sunday.
Korea will lift mandatory post-arrival PCR tests on travelers from China beginning March 1, as the COVID-19 situation has remained stable both in Korea and China in recent weeks. The government also decided to lift a measure that restricted all flights arriving from China to land only at Incheon International Airport.
Authorities are cautiously raising the possibility of fully lifting the mandatory indoor mask-wearing rules earlier than expected, as COVID-19 numbers have continued decreasing in recent weeks.
The South Korean government will hold an interagency meeting this week to discuss plans to send a second batch of rescue workers and additional humanitarian assistance to earthquake-hit Turkey, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.