Petition · past parliament

Press for social security & pension action in future agreements with South Korea

Closed 35 signatures

What the petition asks

If a person works in South Korea for less than 10 years, their pensions contributions can never be cashed in. Thus, many years of contributions are lost. Also, the Korean government do not consider private teachers pension contributions as a part of the 10 years needed for a pension pay out.
From a social justice perspective, this particularly affects British people who are less likely to be from the upper, upper middle or ruling classes in the UK, more likely to teach English in South Korea, and therefore less likely to have any company pension in Korea. This places these particular British people, who often leave university with huge debts, at a further monetary disadvantage. Any loss to pension contributions will cause significant financial stress on them and their dependents.

Timeline

31 Aug 2016 Petition opened for signatures
28 Feb 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 35
Status Closed
Opened 31 Aug 2016
Closed 28 Feb 2017

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.