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A person engaged in household duties in an ordinary family, such as a housekeeper, housekeeper, nanny, or butler. Whether or not it is domestic use must be specifically judged based on the actual location and type of work, based on whether it is related to the private life of the home. In the case of concurrently doing housework and other work, it is decided depending on which side the original main work belongs to, and as long as the person does the housework, he or she becomes a houseworker regardless of his name or who the parties to the contract are. For example, even if a person is employed by a company, he or she is considered a domestic worker who is excluded from the application of the Labor Standards Act as long as he or she engages in domestic work in the home of the company president. However, workers whose work includes maintenance or management of collective housing, such as managers and security guards, cannot be considered domestic workers. Since domestic workers are engaged in housework, it is mainly related to the individual's private life, and it is difficult to carry out national supervision and administration on matters related to working hours and wages, so they are excluded from the application of the Labor Standards Act. However, it is not reasonable to exclude domestic workers who provide labor for wages from the application of the Labor Standards Act. Some argue that excluding them from the application of the Labor Standards Act constitutes gender discrimination, given that most domestic workers are women. ▶ Labor Standards Act Article 10 [Scope of Application] ① This Act applies to all businesses or workplaces that employ five or more workers on a regular basis. However, it does not apply to businesses or workplaces that only use cohabiting relatives and to household employees. ② Some provisions of this Act may be applied to businesses or workplaces that regularly employ four or fewer workers, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.