{
  "id": 8614547,
  "title": "Parental leave benefits for foreign workers double last year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/parental-leave-benefits-for-foreign-workers-double-last-year-8614547",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-20T05:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260920/parental-leave-benefits-for-foreign-workers-double-last-year"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reported that parental leave benefits for foreign workers in Korea have doubled over the past year, reaching 36.45 billion won in total payments. This significant increase, up from 18.15 billion won the previous year, reflects a growing recognition of the need to support foreign workers in the country. The number of recipients also rose more than 50 percent to 2,031, with foreign nationals representing 1.2 percent of all recipients, up from 1.1 percent last year. Ethnic Korean Chinese received the most support, with 1,154 recipients sharing 22.56 billion won, followed by Vietnamese nationals.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Parental leave benefits for foreign workers double last year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/parental-leave-benefits-for-foreign-workers-double-last-year",
        "published": "2026-09-20T01:20:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Parental leave benefits for foreign workers double last year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/parental-leave-benefits-for-foreign-workers-double-last-year-8619277",
        "published": "2026-09-20T05:47:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}