Women workers in the Republic of Korea

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Sexual Harassment Cases Increase Sharply Last Yr
By Yoo Dong-ho, The Korea Times, 16 January 2003. The number of sexual harassment-related cases reported to the ministry has experienced explosive annual growth since the equal employment act was adopted in February in 1999. Direct and physical sexual harassment cases accounted for 81.5 percent of the cases.
Female union leaders flex their muscles
By Prangtip Daorueng, Asia Times, 22 September 1999. Hired when convenient and then demoted or thrown out of work in hard times, South Korea’s women workers have had enough of being shoved aside in this newly industrialized economy. To give female laborers more leverage, a group of women formed the country’s first women’s union.
Report on Women Workers in Korea
By Women’s Committee of KCTU, September 2003. Young women in the labor market: Employment/Unemployment; Jobs young women are holding; Discrimination; Main problems of young women in labor market. Young women’s Policies in KCTU.
Breakthrough Victory for Korean Women's Union at Government-Owned Country Club
IUF, 5 December 2003. The IUF-affiliated Korean Women’s Trade Union (KWTU) has won a crucial victory in their struggle for the rights of the many women workers employed on the country’s golf courses.