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Act on the Employment of Foreign Workers — Article 20 (Limitation on Employment of Foreign Workers)

외국인근로자의 고용 등에 관한 법률 제20조

(1) The head of an employment security office may place limitations on employment of foreign workers against any of the following employers, for three years from the occurrence of the relevant event: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Jun. 10, 2022>

1. A person who employs a foreign worker without the employment permission under Article 8 (4) or the certification of special cases concerning employment under Article 12 (3);

2. A person whose employment permission or certification of special cases concerning employment of a foreign worker has been revoked pursuant to Article 19 (1);

3. A person who has been punished for a violation of this Act or the Immigration Act;3-2. A person who has been punished for the death of a foreign worker pursuant to Article 167 (1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act;

4. A person to whom any other ground prescribed by Presidential Decree is applicable.

(2) When the Minister of Employment and Labor places limitations on employment of foreign workers pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall notify it to the relevant employer, as prescribed by Ministerial Decree of the Employment and Labor. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 9, 2009]

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