According to a survey of about 1,000 workers conducted earlier this month by Gapjil 119, a nonprofit civic organization that works to combat workplace abuse and harassment, only 14.7 percent of the 463 respondents who had worked as temporary or seasonal workers said they had secured regular positions at the same workplace.
Another 30.5 percent said they had shifted to a different type of non-regular job at the same workplace, while 28.5 percent had taken up temporary positions at other companies after their contracts ended, meaning that nearly 60 percent remained in non-regular employment.
Some 26.3 percent said they had secured regular positions at other workplaces.
Job insecurity was the top complaint among non-regular workers, cited by 72.4 percent of respondents who faced uncertainty over whether they would be offered permanent positions.
Other difficulties included being unable to speak out against unfair treatment for fear of contract termination or other work-related disadvantages, cited by 65.4 percent of respondents, and financial discrimination such as lower wages and bonuses, cited by 65.2 percent.
Indeed, 35.4 percent said they had received unfair instructions or workplace harassment involving threats of contract termination.
About 60.3 percent said they had few opportunities for career growth because they were mostly assigned simple, routine tasks, while 81.7 percent said companies should hire permanent employees for jobs that need to be done on a regular basis.
The survey allowed respondents to give multiple answers.
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