{
  "id": 7080079,
  "title": "8 in 10 workers back broader labor protections for freelancers, platform workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/8-in-10-workers-back-broader-labor-protections-for-freelancers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T08:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260913/8-in-10-workers-back-broader-labor-protections-for-freelancers-platform-workers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A recent survey conducted by Workplace Gapjil 119 has revealed that 79 percent of South Korean workers support a proposed system that would grant freelancers and platform workers legal recognition as employees. The survey, which polled 1,000 employed adults aged 19 and older nationwide between June 1 and 7, found that support for the proposed employment status presumption system was nearly identical across regular and irregular workers, with 78.8 percent and 79.3 percent backing it, respectively. Among those who supported the proposal, 78.5 percent favored applying the system from the initial filing of a case with a labor office or labor relations commission, rather than only at the court stage, indicating a preference for broader application of the measure. The proposed system aims to shift the burden onto companies to prove that freelancers and platform workers are not employees, a move backed by the government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "8 in 10 workers back broader labor protections for freelancers, platform workers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/8-in-10-workers-back-broader-labor-protections-for-freelancers-7082155",
        "published": "2026-09-13T08:42:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}