The Labor Union Act (here-in-after referred to as the Act) is enacted in order to promote solidarity of workers, enhance their status and improve their livelihood.

A labor union is a juristic person.

The term “competent authority” referred to in the Act shall be the Ministry of Labor at the central level, the municipal government at the municipal level, and the county (city) government at the county (city) level.

All workers shall have the right to organize and join labor unions.
Military personnel in service and employees in the munitions industry, which is affiliated with and supervised by the Ministry of National Defense, shall not organize labor unions. The scope of munitions industry shall be determined by the Central Competent Authority together with the Ministry of National Defense.
Teachers may organize and join labor unions in accordance with the Act.
Association and organization of civil servants at all levels of governments and public schools shall be governed by other applicable statutes.

The tasks of a labor union are as follows:
1. Conclusion, amendment and abolishment of a collective bargaining agreement,
2. Settling of labor-management disputes,
3. Improvement of labor conditions, occupational safety and health and welfare of its members,
4. Promotion of the formulation and amendment of labor policies and labor statutes and regulations,
5. Provision of labor education,
6. Provision of employment services for its members,
7. Provision of recreational activities for its members,
8. Facilitating and settling of disputes between the labor union and its members,
9. Undertaking of business in accordance with statutes and regulations,
10. Surveying of workers’ family livelihood and compilation of labor statistics, and
11. Undertaking other matters that are pursuant to the objectives of Article 1 of the Act and as prescribed by related statutes.