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We regret the decision of the Constitutional Court. Park Kwang-soo (Counseling Team Intern) On September 28, 2011, four migrant workers filed a constitutional complaint in 2007 and 2009, respectively, saying that the 「Act on the Employment of Foreign Workers」 (hereinafter referred to as the Employment Permit System), which restricts the movement of migrant workers to […]

Wounds are a prerequisite for healing Kim Ki-don (Secretary General)   There are 1.25 million immigrants living in Korea. And it is said that 800,000 of them are migrant workers and are working in Korea’s industrial sites. However, considering that all people make their living through labor, it can be said that all migrant workers, whether married

Looking at the scene of shameful human rights violations in 2011 Taewan Kim (Director) As we go through life, we encounter things that do not conform to the rules of the world. Most people just put up with it. However, even if you put up with it, you can protest when you think ‘this is not the

The Employment Permit System has been plagued with problems for 7 years Song Min-ju (Counseling Team Leader)  This year marks the 7th anniversary of the implementation of the Employment Permit System. Although the government claims that the Employment Permit System is a very good system that applies the domestic labor laws and the minimum wage

To leave the world a bit better to know that one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. —Ralph Waldo Emerson The shock lasted longer than I thought when Uncle Emerson’s words smashed in the back of my head when I lived in this world and said that making even one

Vietnamese construction workers put to trial – Unfinished atrocities of migrant workers Kim Ki-don (Secretary General) About 180 Vietnamese construction workers who were working at the Taeheung Construction Incheon new airline site were in July last year and January this year. Due to their refusal to provide labor for a total of six days, 10 Vietnamese

Participation in the Vietnamese workers’ strike  Guri Exodus Relocation Center Won    Ok    Gold  The day you and the lawyer came to the detention center to meet us was a day we will never forget . I’ve lived in fear and despair for almost 3 months, and I want to hold on to even a straw, so I’m thirsty for you to show up

Where is my friend’s hometown Choi Hyun-mo (Secretary General) Not long ago, R shot a short film. Since the fall of last year, migrant workers’ human rights groups and civil society groups active in the Incheon area have gathered and conducted education and practice for media utilization such as video planning, filming, and editing with migrant

Migrant workers on TV and those they met Dots out (sponsoring member) Chuseok holiday in 2004. In the square, a group of migrant workers were taking pictures with the department store building in the background. Looking at them, I instantly fell into a strange feeling. Inside the frame were the magnificent department store, the square, the passersby

Thinking about how to communicate with immigrants Kim Ki-don (Director of Policy Bureau) Migrant workers are language-poor people in Korean society. It’s frustrating because I can’t find the language I want to speak to Koreans. At the same time, Koreans are frustrated that they cannot convey various meanings when talking to migrant workers. So, when