Same as working hours for youth aged 15 and over… Subdivided for younger age groups
“Excessive provision of service hours for youth popular culture artists”
The Democratic Party of Korea is moving to shorten the service hours of youth culture and art workers aged 15 and over from 46 hours to 40 hours. In particular, for youth under the age of 15, the service limit will be differentiated by age group.
This revision, which prioritizes the health rights of young people, is expected to have an impact on the current entertainment industry, where child actors and idols are getting younger.
On the 18th, Kim Jun-hyeok, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea and a member of the National Assembly Education Committee, introduced a bill to partially amend the Popular Culture and Arts Industry Development Act, which would shorten the service provision time for young popular culture and arts artists and apply different limits depending on age.
According to the current law, the service hours for youth popular culture artists aged 15 or older are stipulated as ‘up to 46 hours per week.’ Compared to the Labor Standards Act, which limits the working hours of youth of the same age to ‘up to 40 hours per week,’ this is a relatively long service period.
In addition, for youth artists and cultural workers under the age of 15, the limit on service hours is uniformly applied at 35 hours per week.
In contrast, the revised bill contains detailed provisions that give greater priority to the health rights of adolescents.
The amendment reduces the maximum service hours for youth cultural and artistic figures aged 15 or older from 46 hours to 40 hours, and for youth under the age of 15, the upper limit on service hours is differentiated by age group.
The service time was shortened by dividing adolescents into 15, 12, 9, 6, and 2 year olds according to their developmental characteristics by age, and the revised bill even includes a provision to include the time spent at the service provision location in the service provision time.
Rep. Kim said, “There are aspects of the service provision hours for youth popular culture artists that are excessively set,” and added, “This revision adjusts the service provision hours for youth popular culture artists to the same level as the working hours under the Labor Standards Act.”
Rep. Kim also emphasized, “Although the popularization and growth of K-pop has led to the emergence of many youth idols and trainees, there is still a lack of discussion on working hours centered on the right to health,” and “Related ministries and industries need to pay more attention.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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2024-09-18 08:02:30