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Labor Standards Act — Article 65 (Prohibition of Employment)

근로기준법 제65조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-23. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) An employer shall not employ women in pregnancy or women for whom one year has not passed after childbirth (hereinafter referred to as "pregnant women and nursing mothers") and those under the age of 18 in any work detrimental to morality or health or any dangerous work.

(2) An employer shall not employ women of 18 years or over who are not pregnant women and nursing mothers in any work harmful and dangerous to the function of pregnancy or delivery from among those detrimental or dangerous to health under paragraph (1).

(3) The prohibited kinds of work under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

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