P-10　A Research on Working Conditions and Work Morale of Domestic and Foreign Workers in South Korea

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze working conditions and work morale of domestic and foreign workers in South Korea. The study used the primitive data of the fourth Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS) conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI) in 2014. The KWCS is a survey to identify an overall work environment including work type, employment type, occupation type, business type, exposure to risk factors and job security of the workers over fifteen years of age across the country by benchmarking the Europe Work Condition Survey (EWCS) and the U.K. Labour Force Survey (LFS). The survey data reflects the characteristics of 50,000 workers over fifteen years of age living in the Republic of Korea. This study used the factors of occupation type, work attitude and work-related autonomy to analyze working conditions, and used the psychological factors including competence and stress level of work to analyze work morale. It is expected to enhance understanding of poor work conditions of foreign workers in South Korea and their psychological problems through this study.