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Utilization of foreign workers while protecting employment opportunities for domestic workers
Mandatory effort to recruit domestic workers for 7 days in all industries Imposition
In connection with the labor supply and demand trends, an appropriate level of introduction and industries in which foreign workers are permitted to be employed Decision
The Employment Permit System has been implemented since August 2004 to protect employment opportunities for Koreans and resolve the manpower shortage in small and medium-sized enterprises with less than 300 employees, including those in industries avoided by Koreans. Implementation
◈ Preventing corruption in dispatch and making the process of selecting and introducing foreign workers transparent
Signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between governments to make the public sector responsible for selecting and introducing foreign workers to prevent corruption in dispatching them Prevention
◈ Introduction of foreign workers that meet the needs of employers
Employers directly select qualified people who meet nationality, physical conditions, education, Korean language skills, etc.
◈ Basic human rights of foreign workers Guarantee
Prohibition of unfair discrimination without reasonable grounds
Applying labor-related laws such as the Labor Standards Act equally to domestic workers
◈ Principle of preventing settlement of non-professional foreign workers Application
Employment activity period of 3 years or less than 5 years (4 years and 10 months with re-employment permit) granted
Return to home country after expiration of employment activity period