한국사회법학회

The aim of this study is to examine the system of worker representation in the context of the diversification of types of employment. In particular, it examines how, in cases where they are difficult to realize in labor relations, such as platform work, the principles of autonomy of industrial relations and equal determinism of working conditions can be restored. To achieve it, this study reviews the contents and principles of worker representation as set out in Korean law and the ILO Conventions. It then goes on to ask the fundamental question, “What is representation?” The purpose of this question is an exploration of the basic concept of worker representation and its fundamental ideology. By reviewing the current state of platform labor and the experience of worker representation in platform labor relations, this study attempts to explore its meaning and problems. It also examines the platform worker representation cases overseas and compares them with our experience. In conclusion, in order to guarantee and activate the collective representation function of platform workers, it is necessary to resolve the institutional obstacles, i.e., the various problems in Korea's current Trade Union and Labor Relations Mediation Act that hinder trade unions' collective bargaining at the industrial level, and it is very necessary to accompany the efforts at the platform worker level (trade union organization and collective bargaining demands, legal improvement activities, etc.).