The Ministry of Employment and Labor in South Korea is recruiting 'Foreign Resident Human Rights Leaders' to prevent human rights violations in workplaces and enhance protection for foreign workers.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor has booked the head of the engineering company involved in last week’s Seosomun Overpass collapse on charges of violating the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea announced that the Ministry of Employment and Labor will begin drafting plans to gradually raise the statutory retirement age, following the commission's recommendation.