Temporary and casual workers
in the Republic of Korea

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Business, labor at odds over employment period for temps
By Kim Min-hee Korea Herald, 24 April 2000. This July marks the second anniversary of the labor lease system. Law places a two-year ceiling on the employment period for temporary workers. The business and labor sectors remain sharply divided on the issue of extending the legal employment period for temporary workers hired under the system.
The Struggle of Temporary Workers Continues despite Suppression
By Kevin Li, 26 January 2001. Despite outright violence from management and government and indifference from the majority of the working class, temps at E-land at at Telecom. Contrary to the actions of the regular union at KEPCO, the union of temporary workers acted in solidarity with the regular workers all throughout their strike.
Hyundai Non-regular Workers to Form Union
By Kim Jong-ho, Chosun Ilbo, 8 July 2003. The formation of the labor union for non-regular workers at the car giant is likely to deeply impact other large-scale plants, but is not likely to be easy, as Hyundai Motor’s union of regular workers made it clear that it opposes having two separate unions under one company.
Temps to get a union card: Finance umbrella union allows them to join
By Kim Chang-gyu, JoongAng Ilbo, 5 December 2003. Contract workers in financial companies will be the first non-permanent employees to be allowed to join industry-level unions in Korea. Contract workers suffer greatly, although they do the same jobs as regular workers. They will not be members of individual company unions; their sole representation will be at the industry level.