Korea, Rep.

Strategy Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun
(Photo: University of Wisconsin)

Sources: Yonhap report,The Korea Times report

More than half of the senior advisers at six major South Korean law firms are former bureaucrats with expertise in finance, warned this month the Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ, national focal point of Social Watch).

Author: 
Jessica Seoyoung Choi
LLAMAMIENTO A LOS MOVIMIENTOS Y ORGANIZACIONES SOCIALES DEL MUNDO ENTERO A PROTESTAR FRENTE A LA CUMBRE DEL G-20 EN POR EL CAMBIO DEL SISTEMA. CONSTRUYAMOS OTRO MUNDO! QUE LA CRISIS NO LA SIGAN PAGANDO LOS PUEBLOS Participen en la Semana de Acciones Colectivas de los Pueblos en Seúl, del 6 al 12 de noviembre de 2010
Author: 
Carlos Bedoya
Neoliberal government policies, the collapse of self-employed entrepreneurs and the malfunctioning of the social welfare system have led to expanding low-income and a rising incidence of extreme poverty. While the informal work has a woman’s face – two thirds of female workers are non-regular workers – and there are abuses to the human rights of illegal-immigrant workers, the de-regularization of labour is depriving workers of any protection. For informal workers in South Korea being fired is comparable to receiving the death penalty


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