Why Have Labor Rights under Korea’s Employment Permit System Not Improved?: An Explanation through the Concept of Path Lock-In

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The study aims to explain why labor rights under Korea's Employment Permit System remain limited despite reform efforts.
Historical analysis of the Employment Permit System and its evolution.
Examination of policy legacies from the industrial trainee system.
Assessment of the dependency on foreign labor in labor-intensive industries.
Analysis of the segmented structure of policies affecting foreign workers.
The legacy of the industrial trainee system continues to influence labor rights negatively.
Dependency on foreign labor in labor-intensive industries reduces the feasibility of improving working conditions.
The fragmented nature of policies complicates integration efforts, reinforcing the existing system's stability.

This analysis demonstrates that institutional inertia limits labor rights in Korea’s employment system, suggesting a need for reform.

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Jeon et al. (2026) studied this question.

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