Korea Labor Institute(KLI) is intended to conduct systematic researches and analyses on a wide range of themes in the field of employment and labor, with a view to developing reasonable labor policies and raising public awareness towards labor issues. As the sole national research institute in the field of employment and labor, KLI has played a pivotal role in the research and studies on the labor market and industrial relations in Korea since its foundation on August, 25, 1988. With the vision for ‘a global policy research institute which leads the efforts to enhance the quality of working life and help people find happiness in their jobs’, KLI has carried out research, studies and programs in various fields, including the research and studies on the labor market, employment policies, industrial relations, human resource management, labor law, labor welfare and labor insurance, and the education program for leaders of social partners. Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of Government-Funded Research Institutions Act No. 5733, Enacted January 29, 1999 Amended as Act No. 5982 on May 24, 1999