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Promotion of Worker Participation and Cooperation Act (Act No. 5312).

Main Region

First Region

Republic of Korea
Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations
1997-03-13
National
Law, Act

Second Region

근로자참여 및 협력증진에 관한 법률
Each business or workplace shall establish a Labor-Management Council which shall decide on matters related to working conditions. The Council shall be composed of an equal number of members representing labor and management. Specifically, the Council shall decide on matters related to, inter alia, improvement of productivity, recruitment, training and placement of workers, occupational safety and health, wage and payment of wages, hours of work and rest periods, employee's stock ownership and profit sharing, and welfare of workers. Businesses and workplaces shall also designate Grievance Handling Members who shall deal with workers' grievances and report to the Council. A Central Consultative Body among Workers, Employers and the Government shall be established to consult on general labor issues such as industrial relations, employment, and national industry. Available in English, consolidated.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1997-03-13
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Implementing Text region

Electronic region

Monograph region

    Monograph title
    New Labor-related Laws
    Publisher
    Ministry of Labor
    Country
    Republic of Korea
    Date
    1997-03
    Page range
    pp. 49-56
    Monograph title
    Labor Laws of Korea 1998
    Publisher
    Ministry of Labor
    Country
    Republic of Korea
    Page range
    pp. 63-70
    Monograph title
    Labor Laws of Korea 2004
    Publisher
    Ministry of Labor
    Country
    Republic of Korea
    Page range
    pp. 95-104
    Monograph title
    Labor Laws of Korea 2007
    Author
    Ministry of Labor
    Country
    Republic of Korea
    Volume
    Part II
    Page range
    pp. 125-134