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Enforcement Decree of the Labor Standards Act — Article 57 (Creation of Residential Environment of Dormitories)

근로기준법 시행령 제57조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2021-11-19. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2025-10-23) — check the Korean original.

An employer who operates a dormitory shall meet each of the following standards, with respect to the creation of the residential environment of the dormitory pursuant to Article 100 of the Act: <Amended on Nov. 19, 2021>

1. Male and female employees shall not live in one dormitory room;

2. Employees with different work time slots shall not live in the same bedroom: Provided, That the employees may be allowed to live in the same bedroom, if their different work time slots do not disturb sleep of other employees because the sleep time zones of employees are entirely separated;

3. Where an employee living in the dormitory contracts an infectious disease defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, the employer shall disinfect the following areas or items or otherwise take necessary measures:(a) The employee’s bedroom;(b) The employee’s personal items, such as bedding, tableware, and clothes, and other items;(c) Common areas for use by employees in the dormitory.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 9, 2019]

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