Workers rights

President Lee Jae Myung vows to reduce South Korea’s high industrial accident rate, but critics warn that his focus on punishment may not prevent future deaths in the workplace.

Minister Ben-Tzur launches enforcement campaign against businesses employing Jewish workers on their weekly rest day, while Lapid challenges the crackdown as unnecessary.

There is a new compact emerging between businesses and their workers, and the most successful companies will be those that embrace it.