@article{ref1,
title="The history of occupational health in South Korea",
journal="Archives of environmental and occupational health",
year="2019",
author="Park, Jungsun and Kim, Yangho",
volume="74",
number="1-2",
pages="50-57",
abstract="South Korea has experienced rapid economic development over a 60-year period, since the 1960s, rising up from the ruins of the 1950-1953 Korean War. During this short period, South Korea experienced a wide range of occupational safety and health (OSH) problems, similar to that experienced in most developed countries about 100-200 years previously. In response, the South Korean government established a national OSH services system that is on par with most developed countries. In recent years, South Korea now faces a new collection of OSH challenges, such as mental health issues, microenterprise issues, precarious workers, and the promotion of work ability in a rapidly changing socioeconomic structure. This study evaluates the establishment of South Korea's OSH services system, including the socio-politico-economic contexts that have had a profound influence on the system during each historical period.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1933-8244",
doi="10.1080/19338244.2018.1541859",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2018.1541859"
}