Rail overwork concerns rise after viral post, government eyes shift reform

South Korea is weighing longer rest periods for railway controllers after a viral post about overwork raised safety concerns, the Transport Ministry said. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it is in talks with budget officials on expanding rest intervals, while stressing that the risk of a major incident remains low. No serious accidents linked to its control system have occurred in more than two decades, according to the ministry. The response came Saturday after a controll

By The Korea Herald