South Korea’s gender pay gap worst in OECD

Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions march during a rally on May Day in Seoul on May 1, 2024. - AP

SEOUL: South Korea has the worst gender pay gap among the 38 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) according to 2022 data, an OECD estimate showed on May 23.

This marked the 27th straight year that Asia’s fourth-largest economy recorded the most severe gender pay gap among member states.