11
What measures does the Government have in place for migrant workers who fail to
receive insurance benefits for various reasons such as their intransigent employers,
unawareness of their own insurance policy, or lack of knowledge about how to make a
claim?
Article 3
7. More Women in Low-Wage and Non-Regular Jobs
The Status Survey on Female Non-Regular Workers' Wage conducted by the
NHRCK in 2013 shows that female workers number 7.62 million out of the total
waged workers at 17.74 million as of March 2013. Non-regular workers represent
37.2%, or 3.76 million, of the total male waged workers, while female non-regular
workers 57.5%, or 4.38 million, of the total female waged workers.
<Ratio of Non-Regular Workers>
Regular
Non-Regular
Total
Number(Persons)
6,362,752
3,762,492
10,125,244
Ratio(%)
62.8
37.2
100
Number
3,237,450
4,380,689
7,618,139
Ratio
42.5
57.5
100
Number
9,600,202
8,143,181
17,743,383
Men
Women
Total
The gender pay gap in Korea is the highest among OECD countries at 39%. For
regular workers, men earn USD 3,180 per month on average (1 USD to KRW 1,000),