사회국가와 노동자 보호

Abstract

According to recent media reports, the number of specialised Laborers is growing by leaps and bounds. The 4th Industrial Revolution and the rapid development of AI and science and technology have brought unpredictable changes to the traditional work environment. However, in the midst of these rapid changes, laborers are still in a blind spot where they do not have sufficient legal protection. A social state is a state that aims to realise human freedom and equality in practice, and labour protection is one of the means to achieve this. This is because labour protection can be a useful tool to address economic inequality. As a practice of protecting Laborers, the 2018 constitutional amendment debate has promoted an approach to protecting Laborers at the constitutional level. This study examines the meaning of the social state and analyses the constitutional debate on the constitutional protection of labourers, in order to find policy directions for the protection of labourers. The principle of the social state cannot be fully realised without addressing the issue of labour. It is necessary to fully guarantee the basic rights of laborers in order to realize the social state, which is the material foundation for the realization of human freedom. The constitutional amendments discussed in National Assembly, government, and academia are centered on protecting labour rights. These discussions will serve as a theoretical basis and historical discussion material for future constitutional reforms to deal with labour issues.