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Working Conditions in South Korea at a Glance 2017.08.08
Author : KOSHA 첨부파일The attached file(1)

Working Conditions in South Korea at a Glance

OSHRI, Conducts the 5th Working Conditions Survey

Examines Level of and Change in Working Conditions and Use as Reference
in Establishing Occupational Safety and Health Policy

Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI, Director
General: Jang-ho Kim) is conducting the
The 5thWorking Conditions Survey for three months from June 26, which examines the working conditions for workers who are 15 years of age or over among 50,000 households throughout the nation.

○ The Working Conditions Survey (Approval No. 380002) of the National Statistics Office has been held every three years since the first one held in
2006.

Working conditions survey examines the level of and changes in the overall working conditions in South Korea through 300 questionnaires inquiring about working hours job prospect exposure to physical and mental risk factors social conditions including violence and  discrimination labor intensity technology education work-life balance that influence the healthy life of workers.

○ The result of working conditions survey is used as the basic data for establishing and researching occupational safety and health policies. For we use the same questionnaire as the European Union(EU)’s Working Conditions Survey*, it is possible to compare the level of working  conditions.

* European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) is conducted by Eurofound under EU. The 6th survey was conducted in 2016 and it is conducted in 35 countries including 28 members of EU, Norway, and Switzerland. 

Statistical data related with working conditions survey can be viewed through KOSHA homepage. Anyone who wishes to have source document may make a request through KOSHA homepage*.

* KOSHA Homepage (www.kosha.or.kr) Information Occupational Accident Statistics Working Conditions Survey Apply for Source Document

Korean/English Questionnaire, User Guide, and Source Document are provided altogether

“This is the age when policies are established based on objective and scientific data. Working conditions survey provides important data for the government’s policies for labor policies occupational safety and health policies,” said Director General Kim of OSHRI.

○ “We need full cooperation from those who are selected for the survey in order to establish right policies based on the survey of working conditions and enhance the quality of our living”, asking the whole nation for their support and cooperation.

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