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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 77 (Safety and health measures for persons in special types of employment)

산업안전보건법 제77조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-08-01) — check the Korean original.

(1) With respect to a person meeting all of the following requirements to which the Labor Standards Act or any other Act is not applicable despite the fact that he or she provides labor similar to that of employees and needs protection from occupational accidents, irrespective of the type of a contract (hereinafter referred to as "person in a special type of employment"), any person provided with labor of such person in a special type of employment shall take necessary safety and health measures to prevent industrial accidents involving such person: <Amended on May 26, 2020>

1. The person shall engage in any of the types of occupation prescribed by Presidential Decree;

2. The person shall provide labor mainly for one business regularly and live on remuneration paid in return therefor;

3. The person shall not use any other person in providing labor.

(2) A person provided with labor of a person in a special type of employment as prescribed by Presidential Decree shall conduct education on safety and health, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

(3) The Government may grant subsidies to cover all or part of the expenses incurred in maintaining and promoting the safety and health of persons in special types of employment.

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