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Labor Standards Act

근로기준법

Article 1 (Purpose)

제1조 목적

Ministry
고용노동부
In force
2026-08-20
Articles
131

Original (Korean)

제1조(목적) 이 법은 헌법에 따라 근로조건의 기준을 정함으로써 근로자의 기본적 생활을 보장, 향상시키며 균형 있는 국민경제의 발전을 꾀하는 것을 목적으로 한다.

Translation

① This Act aims to guarantee and improve the basic livelihood of workers and to promote the balanced development of the national economy by establishing standards for working conditions in accordance with the Constitution.

Translation

Machine translation. The Korean text is authoritative.

Statute text is reproduced from 법제처 국가법령정보센터. This is information, not legal advice.

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