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All posts tagged "wages"

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  S. Korean women lag far behind men in wages

  SEJONG, May 19 (Yonhap) — South Korean female workers lagged far behind their male counterparts in wages in 2013, government data showed Tuesday, highlighting a deep gender gap in the country’s workforce. The average salary of a...

  • Posted May 19, 2015
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  Obama praises S. Korea for paying teachers as much as doctors, engineers

  WASHINGTON, April 16 (Yonhap) — U.S. President Barack Obama has praised South Korea’s education system again, saying teachers in Korea are paid as much as doctors and engineers. “My sister was a teacher, and so I know...

  • Posted April 16, 2015
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  Gender pay gaps up to $39,028 at S. Korean companies

  By Yoon Ja-young Males working at conglomerates are earning on average 26.3 million won (US$23,328) more annually than female workers. At banks, the gender wage gap was even bigger at 44 million won(US$39,028). The difference can largely...

  • Posted March 18, 2015
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  N. Korea unilaterally increases its factory workers’ wages

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea has notified South Korea of its unilateral decision to raise the minimum wage for its workers at the Kaesong Industrial Complex by 5.18 percent, the unification ministry said Thursday. In a fax...

  • Posted February 26, 2015
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  N. Korean defectors work more, earn less: poll

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korean defectors here are paid far less than South Koreans, while they work longer on average, a government poll showed Monday. North Korean refugees’ monthly income increased to 1.47 million won (US$1,337) in...

  • Posted February 9, 2015
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  [Expat Newsire] For Expats in Korea, Race to the Bottom Wages are Here

    Incomes have been falling in South Korea for some time, and the race to the bottom is now coming to English teachers, writers, and editors in the country. While teacher salaries are frozen in...

  • Posted December 12, 2014
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  South Korea’s gender wage gap widest among OECD nations

  (Yonhap) South Korea topped the list of wage gap between men and women among advanced countries with the gender pay gap hardly narrowing over the past decade, data showed Monday. According to the data compiled by the...

  • Posted August 4, 2014
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