ACT ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to smooth supply of and demand for human resources and the balanced development of the national economy through the systematic introduction and management of foreign workers.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 9, 2009]

Article 2(Definition of Foreign Workers) #

The term "foreign worker" in this Act means a person who does not have the nationality of the Republic of Korea and who provides or desires to provide his or her labor in return for wages in any business or place of business situated within the Republic of Korea; provided, persons prescribed by Presidential Decree, taking into consideration the fields of employment, the period of stay, or any other relevant fact, among foreigners who have status of stay eligible for employment activities pursuant to Article 18 (1) of the Immigration Act shall be excluded herefrom.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 9, 2009]

Article 3(Scope of Application) #

(1) This Act shall apply to foreign workers and the businesses or places of business that employ or intend to employ foreign workers; provided, this Act shall not apply to any seafarer who works on a ship governed by the Seafarers’ Act but who does not have the nationality of the Republic of Korea, or to any owner of a ship who employs or intends to employ such seafarer.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the entry into, the stay in, and the departure from the Republic of Korea of foreign workers shall be governed by the Immigration Act.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 9, 2009]

Article 4(Foreign Workforce Policy Committee) #

(1) There is hereby established a Foreign Workforce Policy Committee is installed at the Prime Minister’s Office (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy Committee") under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister in order to deliberate, and adopt resolutions, on important matters pertaining to the management and protection of employment of foreign workers.

ACT ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definition of Foreign Workers) #

Article 3(Scope of Application) #

Article 4(Foreign Workforce Policy Committee) #

Article 5(Public Announcement of Plans for Introduction of Foreign Workers) #

Article 6(Efforts to Employ Nationals) #

Article 7(Preparation of List of Foreign Job-Seekers) #

Article 8(Permission to Employ Foreign Workers) #

Article 9(Labor Contract) #

Article 10(Certificates for Conformation of Visa Issuance) #

Article 11(Employment Training for Foreign Workers) #

Article 11-2(Employer Training) #

Article 11-3(Designation of Employment Training Centers for Foreign Workers) #

Article 11-4(Revocation of Designation of Employment Training Centers for Foreign Workers) #

Article 12(Special Cases for Employment of Foreign Workers) #

Article 13(Insurance and Trust for Departure Guaranty) #

Article 13-2(Committee for Management of Dormant Insurance Money, Etc.) #

Article 14(Health Insurance) #

Article 15(Insurance and Trust for Expenses for Return to Home Country) #

Article 16(Measures Necessary for Return to Home Country) #

Article 17(Management of Employment of Foreign Workers) #

Article 18(Limitation on Period of Employment Activities) #

Article 18-2(Special Cases for Limitation on Period of Employment Activities) #

Article 18-3(Limitation on Employment after Re-Entry) #

Article 18-4(Special Cases for Limitation on Employment after Re-Entry) #

Article 19(Revocation of Permission to Employ Foreign Workers or Certification of Special Cases concerning Employment thereof) #

Article 20(Limitation on Employment of Foreign Workers) #

Article 21(Projects Related to Foreign Workers) #

Article 22(Prohibition against Discrimination) #

Article 22-2(Provision of Dormitory) #

Article 23(Subscription for Guaranty Insurance) #

Article 24(Subsidization to Organizations Related to Foreign Workers) #

Article 24-2(Councils for Protection of Rights and Interests of Foreign Workers) #

Article 25(Permission for Change of Business or Place of Business) #

Article 26(Reports and Investigations) #

Article 26-2(Cooperation of Related Institutions) #

Article 27(Collection of Fees) #

Article 27-2(Filing Various Applications as Agents) #

Article 27-3(Revocation of Designation of Assigned Agents) #

Article 28(Delegation or Entrustment of Authority) #

Article 29(Penalty Provisions) #

Article 30(Penalty Provisions) #

Article 31(Joint Penalty Provisions) #

Article 32(Administrative Fines) #