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Act on the Employment of Foreign Workers — Article 29 (Penalty Provisions)

외국인근로자의 고용 등에 관한 법률 제29조

The following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014>

1. A person who intervenes in the selection, referral, or hiring of a foreign worker, in violation of Article 8 (6);

2. An employer who fails to take measures necessary for return to home country, in violation of Article 16;

3. An employer who fails to terminate a labor contract, in violation of Article 19 (2);

4. A person who interferes with a foreign worker's change of business or place of business under Article 25;

5. A person who receives money or valuables, in violation of Article 27 (4).[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 9, 2009]

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