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Household assistants who clean or raise children at home are not considered workers under the Labor Standards Act, so they do not receive institutional protection such as the Four Major Insurances.
The government has come up with a bill that guarantees the basic rights of domestic helpers.
This is reporter Jeon Hyeong-woo.
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Our Labor Standards Act has not recognized domestic helpers as workers since its inception in 1953.
Due to this provision, which has been around for nearly 70 years, an estimated 400,000 domestic domestic helpers cannot get unemployment benefits or receive subsidies even if they lose their jobs.
[Choeyoungmi / domestic workers association representatives: by day when the body is healthy day would happen only get filled no guarantee even a little when sick or injured or do this bulge -
February interim parliament of domestic helper government laws enactment to protect the labor rights of The discussion began in earnest.
When the new law is enacted, domestic helpers who used to contract one-on-one with users will enter into labor contracts with domestic service providers and work as their own workers.
If rights such as four major insurances, retirement benefits, and weekly vacation pay are recognized and the company does not comply with them, the government may cancel the certification.
In addition to protecting the rights and interests of domestic helpers, the identity of the helpers is guaranteed, and users can receive responsible services, so users are also friendly to the legislation.
[Domestic help company officials: (I) those parts you can think of in the early radeunga increase (law enacted) costs would improve while endure another look at the virtuous effects;
however concerned excessively passed on to users the costs the company increased In the process of discussing the bill, it is expected that careful countermeasures must also be prepared.
(Video coverage: Oh Young-chun, video editing: Park Ji-in)