Daegu Employment and Labor Office (Director Yoon Sugyeong) announced on the 9th that it will conduct 'ad hoc inspections' of in-house subcontracting workplaces to improve unreasonable employment structures and the working conditions of non-regular workers.
The policy is to provide special management through ad hoc inspections, as illegal labor practices by primary contractors can lead to increased risk of industrial accidents among subcontractors.
Last year, Daegu Employment and Labor Office conducted ad hoc inspections of 25 in-house subcontracting companies, uncovering 95 violations of labor-related laws at five primary contractors that violated the Dispatch Act, and ordered the payment of 56 million KRW in overdue wages.
Daegu Employment and Labor Office will provide guidance and supervision on the appropriateness of in-house subcontracting and overall compliance with labor-related laws, targeting eight primary contractors and 24 subcontractors in manufacturing workplaces within industrial complexes in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region, where in-house subcontracting is widely used and oversight is deemed necessary.
In addition, among the workplaces found to have illegal dispatch practices, those requiring improvements in employment type and working conditions will be identified, and on-site consulting by certified labor attorneys (provided by the Korea Labor Foundation) will be conducted in parallel with guidance for employment structure improvement and employment stability.
Yoon Sugyeong, Director of the Daegu Employment and Labor Office, stated, "Illegal dispatching significantly impacts workers' livelihoods through outsourcing of risk and discrimination in working conditions, so we will provide practical consulting support and labor inspections for small businesses in parallel."
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