(1) This Act shall apply to foreign workers and the businesses or places of business that employ or intend to employ foreign workers; provided, this Act shall not apply to any seafarer who works on a ship governed by the Seafarers’ Act but who does not have the nationality of the Republic of Korea, or to any owner of a ship who employs or intends to employ such seafarer.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the entry into, the stay in, and the departure from the Republic of Korea of foreign workers shall be governed by the Immigration Act.[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 9, 2009]