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This report examines the widespread use of forced labour in and by the Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea which is a serious violation of international human rights law and in someinstances may constitute a crime against humanity of enslavement under international criminallaw. The report outlines the DPRK’s extensive reliance on forced labour for the production of goods for public works and for foreign currency earnings in violation of its international human rights obligations. Forced labour also acts as a form of political coercion as the labour is systematically coupled with indoctrination and self-criticism sessions seeking to subdue and reaffirm absolute obedience to the political system and its leadership. The report demonstrates that the wide-ranging network of forced labour touches nearly everyone’s lives including military conscripts workers in State enterprises school children on “work trips” persons deployed to “Shock Brigades” detainees in the country’s prisons and labour camps those mobilized by their inminban (local neighbourhood watch units) and organizations such as the Women’s Union and Youth League and overseas workers. The work for men and women and sometimes children typically involves construction farming logging and mining which is often hard arduous and dangerous.

En 2003 Chile y la República de Corea firmaron el primer tratado de libre comercio transpacífico. Los objetivos de ambos países eran diferentes: mientras Chile procuraba aumentar diversificar y añadir valor a sus exportaciones la República de Corea tenía un objetivo de economía política de iniciar negociaciones preferenciales y consideraba a Chile un candidato ideal para explorar esa vía. Este artículo se centra en los objetivos que llevaron a Chile a firmar el tratado. Se estudian los efectos que este ha tenido en las exportaciones chilenas aplicando un método de controles sintéticos para evaluar el efecto del tratado en las exportaciones respecto del valor y número de productos. Además se analiza el impacto del tratado en los márgenes intensivo y extensivo de las exportaciones chilenas. Si bien se constata que el tratado ha tenido un efecto positivo sobre las exportaciones este efecto no es significativo para nuevos productos exportados.

Pour quelqu’un qui affirme ne pas « être tellement café » Hyunjae Lee une employée de bureau de 32 ans passe quand même une partie non négligeable de son temps dans l’un des nombreux cafés de Séoul. Malgré la hausse du coût de la vie elle dépense pas moins de 30 dollars par semaine en boissons sophistiquées à base d’expresso.

A pesar de considerarse una persona “no muy de café” Hyunjae Lee una empleada de oficina de 32 años invierte gran parte de su tiempo y de su presupuesto semanal en uno de los múltiples cafés de Seúl. El costo de la vida se ha incrementado pero Lee gasta un mínimo de 30 dólares a la semana en sofisticadas bebidas elaboradas a base de espresso.

For someone who claims not to be “much of a coffee person” 32-year-old Hyunjae Lee an office worker spends a fair share of her time and weekly budget in Seoul’s multiple coffee shops. Despite the rising cost of living her weekly consumption of fancy espresso drinks amounts to at least US$30.

The impact of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies on enterprises’ internationalization strategies is ambiguous. Although digital technologies lower information and transaction costs and facilitate international coordination of overseas activities automation technologies can push enterprises to reshore foreign operations. This paper analyses the impact of 4IR technologies on the foreign investment decisions of small and large enterprises in one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world: the Republic of Korea. The results indicate differential impact across enterprise sizes and technologies. The propensity of SMEs to invest overseas upon the adoption of 4IR technologies especially digital technologies increases relatively more than that of larger firms. The results have important implications for investment and development policies in the region. The findings highlight the key role of FDI by Korean SMEs in the technological development of neighbouring Asian economies calling for increased attention to smaller players in investment promotion.

Agreement between the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the Republic of Korea for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Los Cabos 17 June 2012

Treaty between the Argentine Republic and the Republic of Korea on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. Seoul 31 August 2009

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA CONCERNING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE EARTH SCIENCES. SEOUL 14 FEBRUARY 2002 AND RESTON 5 MARCH 2002 [United Nations Treaty Series vol. 2939 I-51125.]