In 2020, the percentage of wage workers paid below the minimum wage in South Korea was about 4.4 percent, a slight decrease from the previous year. While the rate declined from 2010 to 2012, it increased again thereafter and has shown a downward trend since 2017. Small companies, temporary workers and women were particularly affected.
Percentage of wage workers paid below the minimum wage in South Korea from 2010 to 2020
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Minimum Wage Commission. (December 15, 2021). Percentage of wage workers paid below the minimum wage in South Korea from 2010 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222760/south-korea-employees-paid-less-than-the-minimum-wage/
Minimum Wage Commission. "Percentage of wage workers paid below the minimum wage in South Korea from 2010 to 2020." Chart. December 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222760/south-korea-employees-paid-less-than-the-minimum-wage/
Minimum Wage Commission. (2021). Percentage of wage workers paid below the minimum wage in South Korea from 2010 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222760/south-korea-employees-paid-less-than-the-minimum-wage/
Minimum Wage Commission. "Percentage of Wage Workers Paid below The Minimum Wage in South Korea from 2010 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222760/south-korea-employees-paid-less-than-the-minimum-wage/
Minimum Wage Commission, Percentage of wage workers paid below the minimum wage in South Korea from 2010 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222760/south-korea-employees-paid-less-than-the-minimum-wage/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Percentage of wage workers paid below the minimum wage in South Korea from 2010 to 2020 [Graph], Minimum Wage Commission, December 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222760/south-korea-employees-paid-less-than-the-minimum-wage/
