No. 17864
Promulgation Date 2021-01-05
Ministry of Employment and Labor
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Restriction on Claim for Damages)
Article 4 (Justifiable Activities)
CHAPTER II TRADE UNION
SECTIONS 1 Common Provisions
Article 5 (Establishment and Admission of Trade Union)
Article 6 (Incorporation of Trade Union)
Article 7 (Requirements for Protection of Trade Union)
Article 8 (Exemption from Taxation)
Article 9 (Prohibition of Discrimination)
SECTION 2 Establishment of Trade Union
Article 10 (Report on Establishment of Trade Union)
Article 11 (Regulations)
Article 12 (Issuance of Certificate of Report)
Article 13 (Report of Modifications)
SECTION 3 Management of Trade Union
Article 14 (Document to be Kept)
Article 15 (Holding of General Meeting)
Article 16 (Matters Subject to Resolution at General Meeting)
Article 17 (Board of Representatives)
Article 18 (Convocation of Extraordinary General Meeting)
Article 19 (Procedures for Convocation)
Article 20 (Special Provisions Concerning Right to Vote)
Article 21 (Correction of Bylaws and Resolutions or Measures)
Article 22 (Rights and Duties of Union Members)
Article 23 (Qualification of Executive Officers)
Article 24 (Time-Off)
Article 24-2 (Time-Off System Deliberation Committee)
Article 25 (Audits)
Article 26 (Disclosure of Status of Operation)
Article 27 (Submission of Materials)
SECTION 4 Dissolution of Trade Union
Article 28 (Causes for Dissolution)
CHAPTER III COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
Article 29 (Authority to Bargain and Make Agreement)
Article 29-2 (Procedures for Simplification of Bargaining Windows)
Article 29-3 (Determination of Bargaining Unit)
Article 29-4 (Duties of Fair Representation)
Article 29-5 (Other Matters Relating to Simplification of Bargaining Windows)
Article 30 (Principles of Bargaining)
Article 31 (Preparing of Collective Agreement)
Article 32 (Upper Limit of Term of Validity of Collective Agreement)
Article 33 (Validity of Standards)
Article 34 (Interpretation of Collective Agreement)
Article 35 (General Binding Force)
Article 36 (Geographical Binding Force)
CHAPTER IV INDUSTRIAL ACTIONS
Article 37 (Basic Principles of Industrial Actions)
Article 38 (Guidance and Responsibility of Trade Union)
Article 39 (Restriction on Detention of Workers)
Article 40 Deleted.
Article 41 (Restriction and Prohibition of Industrial Actions)
Article 42 (Prohibition of Acts of Violence)
Article 42-2 (Restrictions on Industrial Actions Affecting Essential Business)
Article 42-3 (Agreement on Essential Business)
Article 42-4 (Decision on Levels of Maintenance and Operation of Essential Business)
Article 42-5 (Industrial Actions according to Determination Made by Labor Relations Commission)
Article 42-6 (Designation of Workers Who Work for Essential Business)
Article 43 (Restriction on Hiring by Employer)
Article 44 (Prohibition of Demand for Wages Payment during Period of Industrial Actions)
Article 45 (Adjustment Preceding System)
Article 46 (Requirements for Lock-out)
CHAPTER V ADJUSTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
SECTIONS 1 Common Provisions
Article 47 (Efforts for Voluntary Adjustment)
Article 48 (Obligations of Parties)
Article 49 (Responsibilities of the State)
Article 50 (Prompt Settlement)
Article 51 (Priority Given to Public-Service Businesses)
Article 52 (Private Mediation and Arbitration)
SECTION 2 Mediation
Article 53 (Initiation of Mediation)
Article 54 (Period of Mediation)
Article 55 (Composition of Settlement Commission)
Article 56 (Chairman of Mediation Committee)
Article 57 (Mediation by Single Mediator)
Article 58 (Confirmation of Claims)
Article 59 (Prohibition of Attendance)
Article 60 (Preparation of Mediation Proposal)
Article 61 (Effect of Mediations)
Article 61-2 (Mediation after Decision Made to End Mediation)
SECTION 3 Arbitration
Article 62 (Commencement of Arbitration)
Article 63 (Prohibition of Industrial Actions during Period of Arbitration)
Article 64 (Composition of Arbitration Committee)
Article 65 (Chairman of Arbitration Committee)
Article 66 (Confirmation of Claims)
Article 67 (Prohibition of Attendance)
Article 68 (Finality Award)
Article 69 (Finalization of Arbitration Award)
Article 70 (Effect of Arbitration Award)
SECTION 4 Special Provisions for Adjustment in Public-Service Businesses
Article 71 (Scope of Public-Service Businesses)
Article 72 (Organization of Special Arbitration Committee)
Article 73 (Chairman of Special Arbitration Committee)
Article 74 Deleted.
Article 75 Deleted.
SECTION 5 Emergency Adjustment
Article 76 (Decision of Emergency Adjustment)
Article 77 (Suspension of Industrial Actions During Emergency Adjustment)
Article 78 (Mediation by National Labor Relations Commission)
Article 79 (National Labor Relations Commission’s Authority to Refer Dispute to Arbitration)
Article 80 (Arbitration by National Labor Relations Commission)
CHAPTER VI UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES
Article 81 (Unfair Labor Practices)
Article 82 (Application for Remedy)
Article 83 (Investigation)
Article 84 (Order of Remedy)
Article 85 (Finality of Order of Remedy)
Article 86 (Effect of Order of Remedy)
CHAPTER VII SUPPLEMENTARY RULES
Article 87 (Delegation of Authority)
CHAPTER VIII PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 88 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 89 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 90 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 91 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 92 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 93 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 94 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
Article 95 (Administrative Fines)
Article 96 (Administrative Fines)
ADDENDA <Act No. 5310, Mar. 13, 1997>
ADDENDA <Act No. 5511, Feb. 20, 1998>
ADDENDA <Act No. 6456, Mar. 28, 2001>
ADDENDA <Act No. 7845, Jan. 2, 2006>
ADDENDA <Act No. 8158, Dec. 30, 2006>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 9041, Mar. 28, 2008>
ADDENDA <Act No. 9930, Jan. 1, 2010>
ADDENDA <Act No. 10339, Jun. 4, 2010>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 12630, Jun. 20, 2014>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 15849, Oct. 16, 2018>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 17432, Jun. 9, 2020>
ADDENDA <Act No. 17864, Jan. 5, 2021>