Gyeonggi-do Strengthens Measures to Eliminate Labor Rights Blind Spots for Youth and Adolescents

Education on Labor Awareness Outside the Institutional Framework

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Gyeonggi Province is strengthening efforts to eliminate blind spots in labor rights for youth and adolescents outside the formal system, such as those not attending school.

According to the province on the 23rd, the "Youth and Adolescent Labor Law Education Support Project" aims to improve labor awareness and develop related competencies among youth and adolescents outside the formal education system, such as those out of school.

This year, due to the impact of COVID-19, an online non-face-to-face education method has been introduced, and so far, more than 1,600 people including military personnel, juvenile detention center inmates, and youth organizations have been educated.

In particular, the province believes that reserve soldiers who enter the job market after military discharge are often forced into unfair labor contracts involving workplace harassment prevention, the Industrial Safety and Health Act, holiday pay, minimum wage, unfair dismissal, and wage arrears.

The province plans to promote labor rights education for alternative schools attended by North Korean defector youth starting in August.

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