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These are not the only workers in the blind spots of the law and system.

Reporter Hee-won met small-scale workers who were not protected by the Labor Standards Act, rather than by the government.

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Lee Jung-ki, a 34-year-old sewing worker at a sewing factory. 

Even though I could barely get a job, I ran the sewing machine all day, but my income was half cut.

This is because the price of the work you get has dropped.

[Lee Jeong-gi / Sewing thread: I am a professional in men's wear, but I don't work, so I wear ladies' clothes. If there is a job, I will find anything and do it. There are some people who are looking for work while attending a job agency.] For

small-scale workers like Lee, various governmental support is a rice cake. 

Most of them do not have employment insurance, and it is not easy to prove the decrease in worker status and income.

[Lee Jeong-gi / Sewing thread: I say it's a blind spot… If you feel the pain of the sewing workers in reality, rather than approaching them administratively.]] The

situation is the same in the shoe industry with many small factories.

Shoemakers with 20 to 50 years of experience sometimes transfer deliveries or construction jobs.

[Choi Hong / Shoemaker: I rarely live. It's hard to eat and live. Because I can't earn money. Even if you work, you don't earn.] The

smaller the workplace, the weaker the employment safety net, but the workers are not properly protected by the law. 

This is because the core provisions of the Labor Standards Act do not apply to small businesses with fewer than five employees.

About 5.8 million workers with less than five workers are forced to work even if they are forced to work or are fired unfairly. 

As a result of the survey by the labor organizations, nearly 40% of respondents said that small workplaces with fewer than 30 employees suffered declining working conditions such as recent layoffs and unpaid leave.

(Video coverage: No. 1, video editing: Hwanhee Hee, VJ: Seungmin Han)  

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