Gyeonggi Province Labor Inspector to Launch in December, Managing 530,000 Workplaces

Ahead of the December launch of the Gyeonggi Province Labor Inspector system to oversee workplaces with fewer than 30 employees in Gyeonggi Province, the provincial government and Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly have begun coordination discussions.

Jang Tae-hwan, Chair of the Economic and Labor Committee of Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly (Democratic Party, Uiwang District 2), received a briefing on the 18th from Kim Do-hyung, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Labor Bureau, regarding personnel recruitment and operation plans for local labor inspectors, and discussed organizational and personnel operations and the establishment of on-site inspection systems in preparation for implementation of the system.

Gyeonggi Province plans to gradually expand local labor inspector personnel and organizational structure in preparation for the implementation of the 'Labor Inspector Duty Execution Act' in December.

First, 170 people will be hired in the second half of this year, and the province is pursuing a plan to secure a total of 562 local labor inspector personnel by 2028 through subsequent additional recruitment.

Accordingly, the province will also establish an operational system to secure expertise for new personnel and effectively respond to regional inspection needs. For personnel hired in the second half of 2026, the province will conduct job training by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and on-site inspections before deploying them to the field, and plans to gradually expand hub offices considering industrial characteristics by region and workplace distribution.

In particular, the province is reviewing a plan to deploy personnel focusing on areas with high labor inspection demands, such as industrial complexes and regions with concentrated small-scale workplaces.

Workplaces with fewer than 30 employees in the province, the main management target of local labor inspectors, number approximately 530,000, accounting for approximately 96% of all workplaces. Consequently, there is a growing need to establish a field-oriented inspection system that can prevent violations of labor-related laws and industrial accidents in advance, while efficiently operating limited inspection personnel and focusing less on post-facto punishment.

Jang Tae-hwan, Chair of the Economic and Labor Committee of Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly, emphasized that "Gyeonggi Province has a diverse labor environment mixed with manufacturing, construction, and logistics industries, as well as workplaces employing foreign workers, so it is important to establish an inspection system that reflects the characteristics of each industry," and "By linking with existing projects such as Labor Safety Keepers and village labor consultants, we must establish a field-oriented inspection system that leads to the protection of workers' rights and prevention of industrial accidents."