According to the analysis of OECD data and source data of additional surveys conducted in March 2014 for the Economically Active Population Survey, the number of part-timers in Korea more than doubled over the past decade to 1,883,000 in 2013 from 806,000 in 2002. They accounted for 10.3% of wage workers as a whole and 31.7% of non-regular workers. Part-timers have expanded fast since the mid-2000s, leading the increase in the number of jobs as a whole, which was especially noticeable among women employees. However, given that over half of part-timers are working on a non-voluntary basis and that working conditions & fringe benefits are far from satisfactory, future policies should focus on improving the quality of part-time employment and raising. (The rest omitted)
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