한·일 외국인선원 고용제도 비교 연구

Abstract

The aim of this study is to reduce the foreign fishermen`s rate of deserting from coastal and offshore fishing vessel in Korea and to suggest the future direction of foreign fishermen`s employment policy. There are several employment systems for foreign fishermen who work on a coastal and offshore fishing vessels in Korea and Japan. Foreign fishermen`s employment systems can be divided by the following forms : 1) Employment permit system for foreigners in Korea 2) Foreign seamen system in Korea 3) Skill training system for foreigners in Japan Foreign fishermen`s rate of deserting from Korean fishing vessel is very high compared to that of Japan. The recent rate is 29.6% in employment permit system, and 21.5% in foreign seamen system in Korea. However, 2.2% in skill training system for foreigners in Japan. In this paper, the author investigated and compared the employment status of foreign seamen`s in 2 country`s fishing vessels and suggest to reduce the rate of deserting from workplace in Korean fishing vessels.