Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Ordinance is to contribute to the stabilization of workers' lives and the promotion of workers' welfare by prescribing matters concerning the establishment and operation of workers' welfare facilities of Seoul Metropolitan Government pursuant to Article 28 of the Framework Act on Labor Welfare and Article 144 of the Local Autonomy Act. <Amended by Ordinance No. 5274, Mar. 15, 2012; Corrected on Sep. 2, 2013>

Article 2 (Scope of Application) Except as otherwise provided expressly by any other statute or municipal ordinance, the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to the establishment and operation of workers' welfare facilities of Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as "welfare facilities"). <Amended by Ordinance No. 5274, Mar. 15, 2012>

Article 3 (Establishment and Operation) The names and functions of the welfare facilities established and operated under this Ordinance are as specified in the Table attached hereto. <Amended by Ordinance No. 5677, Mar. 20, 2014>

Article 4 (Eligibility for Use) The persons who may use welfare facilities shall be limited to the persons who reside in Seoul Metropolitan City and render his/her labor for wages.

Article 5 (Use of Welfare Facilities) In order to prevent damage to a welfare facility, the Mayor of Seoul Metropolitan City (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor") may issue an order against any of the following users to leave a facility or may take any necessary measure to restrict the use of a facility:
1. A person who alters and damages a facility or structure without authorization;
2. A person who sells or lends his/her access card to another person;
3. A person who creates a disturbance, drinks alcoholic beverage, or gambles in a facility;
4. A person who steals another person's belongings or inflicts a loss on another person by fraud in a facility;
5. A person who brings in sleeping gear, inflammables, explosives, or any other commodity subject to restriction on bringing into a facility;
6. A person who violates any regulation relevant to the operation of a welfare facility.

Article 6 (Entrustment of Management and Operation) (1) In order to efficiently operate welfare facilities, the Mayor may entrust the management and operation of the welfare facilities under Article 3 to a corporation, organization, institution, or individual who has good capability. In such cases, the administrative authority for the measures to restrict the use of welfare facilities under Article 5, out of the Mayor's administrative authority under this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be entrusted to the head of the entrusted institution.
(2) Articles 7 through 19 of Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on the Entrustment of Administrative Affairs to the Private Sector shall apply to the procedure and methods necessary for the entrustment of management and operation of welfare facilities. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4727, Jul. 30, 2009>

Article 7 (Assistance to Workers' Welfare Facilities of Autonomous Gus) The Mayor may partially subsidize autonomous Gus for necessary expenses incurred in establishing and operating workers' welfare facilities in autonomous Gus, within the budget.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 5274, Mar. 15, 2012]

ADDENDUM <Ordinance No. 5677, Mar. 20, 2014>
This Ordinance shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.