A special law bill aimed at integrating Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province is drawing criticism for creating potential loopholes in Korea’s labor standards, as it includes provisions that could exempt certain areas from key regulations such as minimum wage and statutory working-hour limits.
The controversial provisions are framed as part of a broader deregulation push to attract global investment, reflecting recent efforts by the opposition bloc to ease labor regulations for industrial competitiveness.
Civic and labor groups, however, warn that such exemptions could legitimize unfair employment conditions already in the region, such as having employees work for long ho
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