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Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation (Act No. 3989).

Main Region

First Region

Republic of Korea
Equality of opportunity and treatment; Maternity protection
1987-12-04
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Sexual Equality Employment Act
The Law requires employers to provide equal opportunities to women and men in regard to recruitment and promotion. It includes a requirement of equal pay for equal-value work. It also mandates the availability of a maternity leave of up to one year and requires the provision of nursing facilities for infants. Available in English, consolidated.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1989-04-01
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Repealing Text region

Electronic region

Monograph region

    Monograph title
    Labor Laws of Korea 1991
    Publisher
    Ministry of Labor
    Country
    Republic of Korea
    Page range
    pp. 69-74
    Monograph title
    Labor Laws of Korea 1998
    Publisher
    Ministry of Labor
    Country
    Republic of Korea
    Page range
    pp. 135-144
    Monograph title
    Labor Laws of Korea 2004
    Publisher
    Ministry of Labor
    Country
    Republic of Korea
    Page range
    pp. 201-214
    Monograph title
    Labor Laws of Korea 2007
    Author
    International Cooperation Office
    Country
    Republic of Korea
    Date
    2007-12
    Number
    Part I
    Page range
    pp. 469-486