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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare workers’ experiences of discrimination, health problems, and satisfaction according to changes in the working conditions. Method: For analysis, data from the 5th working conditions survey (survey period: 2017.07.11. to 11.17) and the 6th working conditions survey (survey period: 2020.10.05. to 2021.04.04.) were used for analysis. In the response data, in the case of not answering the main survey items or responding ‘refusal’, the subject were excluded, and the number of study subject was 62,452. Result: First, the importance of the team system appeared as the company’s overall performance compensation tended to increase, and the performance of working over 10 hours a day tended to decrease due to the strengthened application of the Labor Standards Act. Second, due to legal changes, there was a tendency to decrease the experience of discriminatory treatment based on age, nationality, gender, religion, disability, academic background, and employment type (non-regular workers) at work. Third, lower back pain, upper extremity muscle pain, headache and eye fatigue, anxiety and general fatigue increased in response to changes in the occurrence of work-related health problems due to the environmental impact of the COVID-19 infectious disease. Fourth, satisfaction with the working environment tended to increase due to the influence of the anti-bullying clause and the enactment of the Severe Accident Punishment Act to protect workers. Conclusion: The enactment and enforcement of various laws to protect workers increased workers’ satisfaction with the working environment. For the protection and expansion of workers in the future, policies to expand the sickness allowance system and strengthen awareness and protection of workers’ safety are needed.