The Employment Relations in the Changing Circumstances of Korean Labor Market

This study aims to explain the employment relations in the changing circumstacnes of Korean labor market, focusing on the automobile industry. As globalization has developed, the segmentation between the regular workers and the non-regular workers in the labor market has deepened. The wage level of the non-regular workers is about 60-70% of the regular workers, while they engage in the same kind of job within a work organization. The labor movement of the non-regular workers to improve their working conditions has intensified, reflecting the serious situation in the labor market. This study analyzes the dynamics of labor movement of the non-regular workers, based on the segmented labor market in the Korea automobile industry. After then, we will try to present an alternative option to the present situation of the segmented labor market.