This article argues that the nature of precarious work can be grasped as the disintegration of the employment relationship which was a historical compromise concerning the distribution of cost and risks between capital and labour, in particular, along Fordist corporate boundaries, while...

The construction industry in Korea is characterized by a complex pyramid structure comprised of one main construction company ('main contractor') and several layers of subcontractors. The prevailing form of employment relationship is informal and indirect employment via intermediaries or...