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Slaughterhouse workers on working visas enter Korea in first for foreign employment

Twelve workers entered on skilled visas as Seoul launches a pilot program to ease chronic labor shortages in slaughterhouses.

2026.7.14

International visitors walk in a shopping district in Seoul on May 13.

Korea extends group tourist visa fee waivers for six countries through year-end

Under the extended program, visa issuance fees will be waived for group tourists coming from China, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines.

2026.7.1

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The Ministry of Justice is seen at the government complex in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi. [YONHAP]

Gov't establishes task force aimed at preventing foreign workers' rights violations

The Ministry of Justice said Monday it has established a new team dedicated to preventing human rights violations against foreign workers and strengthening protections for them.

2026.6.1

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol appears for his trial on obstruction of justice and other charges at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Sept. 26, 2025. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Justice Ministry denies allegations of special treatment, better meals for ex-President Yoon

The Justice Ministry denied allegations that former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been receiving preferential treatment at Seoul Detention Center, including claims that he has been using three prison cells by himself.

2026.5.26

Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho inspects a departure waiting area during a field check of the foreign support center at Incheon International Airport on April 23. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Foreign national accused of smuggling underage individuals into Korea disguised as tourists arrested

A Kazakh national accused of smuggling 15 underage individuals into Korea by disguising them as tourists has been apprehended by immigration authorities.

2026.4.27

Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho unveils the government’s future strategy on immigration policy during a briefing in the ministry's press room at the government complex in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on March 3. [YONHAP]

Justice ministry vows to come down hard on gas price gouging

The Ministry of Justice said on Friday it would take stern measures against those who collude to raise gas prices amid concerns over increasing fuel prices due to the U.S.-Iran conflict.

2026.3.6

The Ministry of Justice building in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi is seen on Dec. 14, 2022. [YONHAP]

Ministry of Justice to conduct retest for prosecutor exam after content leak

The Ministry of Justice will administer a retest for the final exam in a course for prospective prosecutors, conducted at 25 law schools across the country on Saturday, following allegations of a prior leak of exam content, the ministry said Monday.

2025.12.1

Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho is seen during an inspection of the Yangju Immigration Office in Yangju, Gyeonggi on Sept. 19. [YONHAP]

New measures to stop undocumented foreigners from being deported before facing charges

The Ministry of Justice announced on Wednesday that it will revise current procedures to prevent undocumented foreigners who commit crimes in Korea from being deported before facing criminal charges.

2025.10.15

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, southern Seoul is seen on Sept. 26. The National Assembly passed a bill to abolish the Prosecution Service on the same day. [YONHAP]

No Prosecution Service, but continued debate on case transfers and reviews

With the National Assembly’s passage of a bill to abolish the Prosecution Service on Friday, renewed debate is expected over whether to revive full case transfers and preserve prosecutors’ supplementary investigation powers.

2025.9.29

Lee Hwa-young, former vice governor for Gyeonggi, answers lawmakers’ questions after appearing as a witness at a parliamentary audit of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee at the National Assembly in Seoul on Oct. 25, 2024. [YONHAP]

Justice minister orders probe into prosecution's alleged special treatment of ex-Gyeonggi vice governor

Formal investigation into allegations that former Gyeonggi vice governor and underwear maker head were treated to alcohol and a salmon dinner during questioning by prosecutors over their involvement in an illegal remittance to North Korea in 2019.

2025.9.17