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Informal work in the Republic of Korea: Non-regulation or non-compliance?

In: Regulating for Equitable and Job-Rich Growth

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  • Byung-Hee Lee

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This chapter addresses the puzzling question of why informal work is widespread in the Republic of Korea despite the presence of a wide variety of protective policies under labour law and a universal social insurance system. The informal work may occur because of the lack of relevant regulation or the lack of compliance. This study explores whether the main cause of informal work is lack of regulation – exclusion by law; orlack of compliance – exclusion in practice. This chapter finds that about 80 per cent of informal work in the Republic of Korea occurs under the relevant regulation, and that the low level of policy enforcement is the key to understanding the lack of compliance. These findings emphasize the need to reinforce the enforcement of protective policies.

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  • Byung-Hee Lee, 2017. "Informal work in the Republic of Korea: Non-regulation or non-compliance?," Chapters, in: Colin Fenwick & Valérie Van Goethem (ed.), Regulating for Equitable and Job-Rich Growth, chapter 7, pages 153-172, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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