Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

For foreigners injured at the work site, too few options, too much fear

Foreign nationals are getting injured in increasing numbers at worksites around Korea, and while there is some legal recourse to receive compensation, awareness still lacks, while fear of deportation still dominates.

2025-09-25

Railway accidents in Korea killed, injured 137 over past three years, gov't data shows

Railway accidents in Korea left 137 people dead or injured over the past three years, government data showed Wednesday, raising concerns over the safety of one of the country's main modes of transportation.

2025-09-24

'The risks are high, and uncertainties are many': Korean workplace accidents have claimed 1,500 lives since 2022

Korea's workplace safety reforms have failed to reduce high industrial accident fatalities, particularly among subcontractors.

2025-08-19

Industrial accidents in Gyeonggi leave one dead, one critically injured

Two separate industrial accidents occurred in southern Gyeonggi on Monday morning, leaving one worker dead and another critically injured.

2025-08-11

Traffic accidents, roadside mishaps follow icy winter storm

Heavy snowfall that had accumulated on roads since Thursday led to a series of traffic accidents across the country on Friday.

2025-02-07

Election Day misdeeds reported nationwide

Election-related mischief and mishaps took place throughout the country on Wednesday, including cases where people tried to open a ballot box or attempted to block others from entering a polling station.

2024-04-10

5 rescued, 1 missing from capsized fishing boat off Pohang

The Korea Coast Guard said they are continuing to search for the remaining missing crew member, an Indonesian man in his 20s.

2024-03-17

Confusion unavoidable on industrial sites

The majority party cannot avoid the criticism that it ignores the pleas of small merchants so as not to irk large labor unions ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election.

2024-02-04

Controversial safety act remains in place as political parties squabble

A controversial safety act will be kept in place for smaller enterprises without a further grace period as the two major political parties failed to reach a deal Thursday.

2024-02-01

After North declares ‘hostile’ relations, Yoon vows to ‘punish’ regime in case of a provocation

President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to "punish" North Korea many times over should it make a provocation during a Cabinet meeting in Seoul on Tuesday, after the regime's leader redefined inter-Korean relations as a "hostile" one.

2024-01-16