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When the so-called “Candlelight Revolution,” a vivid demonstration of South Korean-style participatory democracy, led to the birth of the Moon Jae-in government, the new administration pledged to create more jobs, to reduce the number of non-regular workers and improve their working conditions, and to build a society that respects labor. Such pledges raised hopes that the creation of an alternative labor regime would be possible to a certain extent, moving beyond the limitations of the 1987 regime. However, a closer look at the industrial relations in 2018「President Moon’s second year in office」raises concerns rather than expectations. Facing numerous challenges such as worsening employment indicators, rising inequality of income, and backlash from micro-enterprise owners, the administration has lost policy momentum and the “growth theory” has been re-emerging. Until now, the government has been criticized for being slow and incomplete in delivering on its pledges to build a society that respects labor: for example, it increased the minimum wage but also expanded the scope of wages included in the minimum wage; it limited the maximum workweek to 52 hours but the ruling party has agreed to extend the unit period of flexible working hours 1); the government has pledged to ratify the ILO’s Fundamental Conventions and to guarantee the right to engage in trade union activities but, in reality, it has worked on expanding workers’ basic labor rights in a limited way. Against such backdrop, this paper aims to evaluate the industrial relations in 2018 and present the outlook for 2019.

When the so-called “Candlelight Revolution,” a vivid demonstration of South Korean-style participatory democracy, led to the birth of the Moon Jae-in government, the new administration pledged to create more jobs, to reduce the number of non-regular workers and improve their working conditions, and to build a society that respects labor. Such pledges raised hopes that the creation of an alternative labor regime would be possible to a certain extent, moving beyond the limitations of the 1987 regime. However, a closer look at the industrial relations in 2018「President Moon’s second year in office」raises concerns rather than expectations. Facing numerous challenges such as worsening employment indicators, rising inequality of income, and backlash from micro-enterprise owners, the administration has lost policy momentum and the “growth theory” has been re-emerging. Until now, the government has been criticized for being slow and incomplete in delivering on its pledges to build a society that respects labor: for example, it increased the minimum wage but also expanded the scope of wages included in the minimum wage; it limited the maximum workweek to 52 hours but the ruling party has agreed to extend the unit period of flexible working hours 1); the government has pledged to ratify the ILO’s Fundamental Conventions and to guarantee the right to engage in trade union activities but, in reality, it has worked on expanding workers’ basic labor rights in a limited way. Against such backdrop, this paper aims to evaluate the industrial relations in 2018 and present the outlook for 2019.

I. Statistics on 2018 Industrial Relations

II. Transitioning Period for the Existing Labor Regime, 2018 Review of Industrial Relations

III. Industrial Relations Outlook for 2019

IV. Conclusion

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(Working Paper 2019-02) 2018 Review of Industrial Relations and Outlook for 2019

(Working Paper 2019-02) 2018 Review of Industrial Relations and Outlook for 2019

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