Seoul, the Republic of Korea,

Korea (The Republic of)

The Republic of Korea has been a Member State of the ILO since 1991 and has ratified a total of 30 ILO Conventions. The ILO’s partnership work with the Republic of Korea is supported through the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Latest news and stories

International Labour Organization and Republic of Korea enhance partnership to support decent work and social justice
ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, and the Minister of Employment and Labour of the Republic of Korea, Lee Jung Sik signed a cooperation agreement.

International Labour Organization and Republic of Korea enhance partnership to support decent work and social justice

ILO and Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea sign agreement to promote inclusive and sustainable youth employment
ILO Director of the Employment Policy, Job Creation and Livelihoods Department, Sangheon Lee, and the Director General of Labor Bureau, Chul-Wan Kum of the Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea shaking hands

Knowledge sharing on youth employment

ILO and Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea sign agreement to promote inclusive and sustainable youth employment

Publications

The Republic of Korea: Extending social insurance to digital platform workers

Social insurance

The Republic of Korea: Extending social insurance to digital platform workers

Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024: Promoting decent work and social justice to manage ageing societies

APESO

Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024: Promoting decent work and social justice to manage ageing societies

Projects highlight

Republic of Korea and the ILO partnership

Republic of Korea and the ILO partnership

ILO strengthens its partnership with the Republic of Korea for 2021–23

ILO strengthens its partnership with the Republic of Korea for 2021–23

ILO and KOICA launch a new development cooperation project in Tunisia

ILO and KOICA launch a new development cooperation project in Tunisia

Projects and programmes

Initiative on advancing the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives

Initiative on advancing the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives

Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia

Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia

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Development cooperation dashboard

Development cooperation dashboard

Funded by the Republic of Korea

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The Republic of Korea: Labour market indicators

The Republic of Korea: Labour market indicators

Labour market statistics from the ILOSTAT database

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Contact

Mr Hochul Shin
Chief Technical Advisor, ILO-KOREA Partnership Programme
ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Building, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Email: shin@ilo.org
Tel: +66 2 288 1715