The South Korean government plans to better protect young people with part-time jobs and those that work in food delivery services.... as well as those dealing with mental health or drug issues. <br />Our Choi Si-young has the details. Employment insurance for young people who deliver food for work is set to become mandatory. <br />The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on Thursday revealed its plans to benefit young people working in food delivery services,... after the latest government data showed some five-hundred adolescent delivery workers were injured or killed in traffic accidents in 2015.<br />The ministry also plans to better monitor employers who have been reported for treating young workers unfairly, educate them and help settle disputes.<br />These measures come in response to last year's statistics by the ministry that show almost forty percent of adolescent part-time workers said they were treated unfairly at work,... a jump of seven percent from two years earlier.<br />The ministry is also planning to build a rehab center for young people dealing with mental health issues and boost efforts to help those with drug problems. <br />Choi Si-young, Arirang News. <br />
