Ministry of Employment and Labor

minister of employment and labor - Yim Tae Hee

What's New

[By Topic > Int'l Cooperation] Vietnam uses Korea's employment policy as benchmarking model Mon April 30, 2012
Vice Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Gi-gwon and Vietnamese Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen held a bilateral meeting between the two Ministries in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 23rd. At the me...
[By Topic > Employment Policy] Korea and Thailand signs 4th MOU on Employment Permit System Tue April 17, 2012
The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Employment Permit System for foreigners with the Thai government on April 16th (Mon.). The signing of the MOU constitutes the third renewal...
[By Topic > Occupational Safety & Health] Amendment to Enforcement Decree of Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act approved at cabinet meeting on Apr. 10 Fri April 13, 2012
The government is to set aside part of the industrial accident compensation insurance fund (IACI fund) to ensure payment of pension benefits to a worker injured in an industrial accident or survivors of a worker who died as a r...
[By Topic > Employment Policy] Tailored employment services for college students with disabilities start in earnest Fri April 13, 2012
The tailored employment service project for college students with disabilities, including in-company training and Career Camp, has begun in earnest with an information session for people from disabled student support centers he...
[About MOEL > Minister/Vice Minister] Minister Lee Chae-pil gives keynote speech at AMCHAM Human Resources Workshop(April 5, 2012) Thu April 05, 2012
April 5, 2012Employment and Labor Minister Lee Chae-pil joined the AMCHAM Human Resources Workshop held at Novotel Ambassador Hotel, Gangnam, on April 5th at 9:00 am to explain MOEL's employment and labor policy direction for t...

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latest Numbers
Minimum Wage/Hour
4,580 won	2012
Labor Force Participation Rate
60.0%	2012
Unemployment Rate (Youth)
4.2%(8.3%)	2012
Employment Rate
57.5%	2012