(1) A minor under the age of 15 (including any minor under the age of 18 who attends a middle school under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) shall not be employed at any work: Provided, That this shall not apply to a person with an employment permit certificate issued by the Minister of Employment and Labor according to the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; May 26, 2020>
(2) An employment permit certificate referred to in paragraph (1) may be issued only by designating the kind of work at the request of the relevant minor himself or herself, to the extent it does not impede with the compulsory education.
(3) If a person obtains the employment permit certificate provided for in the proviso of paragraph (1) in any false or other wrongful manner, the Minister of Employment and Labor shall revoke the permit. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; May 26, 2020>