(1) There is hereby established a Foreign Workforce Policy Committee is installed at the Prime Minister’s Office (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy Committee") under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister in order to deliberate, and adopt resolutions, on important matters pertaining to the management and protection of employment of foreign workers.
(2) The Policy Committee shall deliberate and resolve on the following: <Amended on Apr. 13, 2021>
1. Matters relating to the formulation of master plans for foreign workers;
2. Matters relating to the types and size of business eligible for the introduction of foreign workers;
3. Matters relating to the designation of countries eligible to send foreign workers (hereinafter referred to as "sending countries") and the revocation of such designation;
4. Matters relating to the extension of period of employment activities of foreign workers under Article 18-2 (2);
5. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(3) The Policy Committee shall be comprised of no more than 20 members, including one chairperson.
(4) The Minister of the Office for Government Policy Coordination shall serve as the chairperson of the Policy Committee, and the Vice Ministers of Economy and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Justice, Trade, Industry and Resources, Employment and Labor, SMEs and Startups, and the Vice Ministers of the relevant central administrative agencies prescribed by Presidential Decree shall serve as its members. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017; Oct. 1, 2025>
(5) There is hereby established a working committee for policy on foreign workforce (hereinafter referred to as the "working committee") in the Policy Committee to deliberate in advance on matters relating to the operation of the employment system for foreign workers, the protection of rights and interests of foreign workers, and others.
(6) Matters necessary for the organization, functions, and operation of the Policy Committee and the working committee and other relevant matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 9, 2009][Enforcement Date: Jan. 2, 2026]