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Act on the Protection, Etc. of Temporary Agency Workers — Article 19 (Measures for Closure)

파견근로자 보호 등에 관한 법률 제19조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2020-12-08. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-05-26) — check the Korean original.

(1) Where any person conducts temporary work agency business without permission or continues to conduct temporary work agency business after being subject to a disposition of business suspension or revocation of permission, the Minister of Employment and Labor may authorize related public officials to take the following measures to close business of such person:

1. Removing signboards or eliminating other business signs of the relevant place of business or office;

2. Posting notices indicating that the relevant business is illegal;

3. Sealing to make equipment or facilities indispensable for the operation of the relevant business unavailable.

(2) Where measures prescribed in paragraph (1) are to be taken, the relevant temporary work agency or its agent shall be notified in advance in writing: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply in cases of emergency.

(3) The measures referred to in paragraph (1) shall be taken to the minimum extent necessary for closing the relevant business.

(4) Any relevant public official who takes measures prescribed in paragraph (1) shall produce a document certifying his/her authority to relevant persons.[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 30, 2019]

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