National Laws and
Information: Asia Pacific Countries
Republic of Korea
Country Overview
ILO activities in Korea
ILO Country Study- Training and
Employment of People with Disabilities: The Republic of Korea, 2003
(Full text, pdf, 67 pages)
Constitution
The Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1948 (as amended up to 29
October 1987) (Full text, pdf, link to the National Assembly of
the Republic of Korea)
Disability-Specific
Laws
Act on Employment Promotion and Vocational Rehabilitation for Disabled
Persons
(Law No. 4219), 1990 (as amended up to 29 January 2004) (Full text, pdf, link to Ministry of Labor, Government
of Republic of Korea)
Act Relating to Employment Promotion, etc. of the Handicapped (Law No.
4219), 1990 (Full text, html, link to Disability Information
Resources)
The Special Education Promotion Act, 1997 (as amended up to 7 January
1994) (Full text, html, link to Disability Information Resources)
The Welfare Law for Persons with Disabilities, 1989 (Full text,
html, link to Disability Information Resources)
General Laws with
Disability Provisions
Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act (Law No. 4826), 1994 (as
amended up to 29 January 2004)(Full text, pdf,
Ministry of Labor, Government of Republic of Korea)
National Health Insurance Act (Law No. 5854), 1999 (as amended up to 19
January 2002)
(Full text, pdf, unofficial translation, link to NATLEX Database)
Employment Insurance Act (Law No. 4644), 1993 (as amended up to 31
December 2003)
(Full text, pdf,
Ministry of Labor, Government of Republic of Korea)
Labor Standards Act (Law No. 5309), 1997 (as amended up to 15 September
2003)
Full text, pdf, Ministry of Labor, Government of Republic of Korea)
Employment Security Act (Law No. 4733), 1994 (as amended up to 22 March
2004)
(Full text, pdf, Ministry of Labor, Government of Republic of Korea)
Basic Employment Policy Act (Law No. 4643), 1993 (as amended up to 31
December 2004)
(Full text, pdf, Ministry of Labor, Government of Republic of Korea)
Workers’ Vocational Competency Development Act (Law No. 5474), 1997 (as
amended up to 31 December 2004) (Full text, pdf, Ministry of Labor, Government of Republic of Korea)
Decrees, etc.
Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Collection, etc. of Premiums for
Employment Insurance and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance
(Presidential Decree No. 18574, 2004)
(Full text, pdf, link to Republic of
Korea, Ministry of Labor)
Enforcement Decree of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
(Presidential Decree No. 14628, 1995) (as amended up to 29 October 2004) (Full text, pdf, Ministry of Labor, Government of
Republic of Korea)
Enforcement Decree of the Labor Standards Act (Presidential Decree No.
15320), 1997 (as amended up to 11 December 2003) (Full text, pdf,
Ministry of Labor, Government of Republic of Korea)
Disability-Specific
Policies
Equal Employment Policy- Support for Differently Abled (html,
Ministry of Labor,
Government of Republic of Korea)
Other Policies
2005 Labor Policy Directions – “A Common Workplace a Dynamic Society”
(Full text, pdf,
Ministry of Labor,
Government of Republic of Korea)
Information Links in
Country
Korea Employment Promotion Agency for the Disabled
National Rehabilitation Center, Korea |
