GENEVA - Korea is the leading candidate to be selected as the top coordinator of the International Labour Organization (ILO), tasked with mediating differences of opinion among governments, employers and laborers from the 187 member states of the U.N. agency, as well as setting labor standards and developing policies, according to Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-sik.
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryung Monday criticized a proposed move by the Bank of Korea and others to exclude migrant workers in certain sectors from the eligible list for the country s minimum wage, saying it disregards how much foreign workers are contributing to the country s agricultural industry.
Calls are growing for fundamental measures to be implemented to prevent the recurrence of fatal industrial accidents at shipyards, as worker deaths have increased rapidly this year amid soaring shipbuilding orders in recent years, according to industry officials, Friday.
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As Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-sik on Friday officially requested the Minimum Wage Commission review the wage for 2025, heated debate is expected to play out over the next three months the timeline set by law to finalize the country’s minimum wage. In previous years, the focus had largely been placed on whether the tripartite Minimum Wage Commission, which is composed of nine members each from .