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Act on the Employment of Foreign Workers — Article 6 (Efforts to Employ Nationals)

외국인근로자의 고용 등에 관한 법률 제6조

(1) Any person who intends to employ a foreign worker shall file an application for recruiting nationals first with an employment security office prescribed in subparagraph 1 of Article 2-2 of the Employment Security Act (hereinafter referred to as "employment security office").

(2) The head of an employment security office shall, upon receipt of an application for recruiting nationals under paragraph (1), counsel and assist the employer in offering appropriate terms and conditions of employment and shall actively provide a job referral so that a national who meets the terms and conditions of employment can be hired preferentially.[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 9, 2009]

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