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Migrants’ problems are in the hands of migrants Park Young-geum (Director of Multicultural Education Team) I will never forget the day my eldest son burst out in tears 7 years ago. One evening when my eldest son was about 6 years old, a child who had been to daycare struggled not to go to daycare again. It […]

Realities and challenges of multicultural education seen in the field                                                                                                       Park Young-geum (Multicultural Education Team, Korea Migrant Human Rights Center) I will never forget the day my eldest son burst out in tears 7 years ago. One evening when my eldest son was about 6 years old, a child who had been to daycare struggled not

The simple dreams of migrant workers trampled on by that gigantic fantasy of the G20 Hyunmo Choi (Director of the Korea Migrant Human Rights Center) About 30 migrant workers from Indonesia gathered and sat down at a restaurant in Gajwa-dong, Incheon. A little past 9 o’clock in the evening. On the other hand, the people who were

Stop rotting your hair Song Min-ju (Head of Counseling Team, Korea Migrant Human Rights Center) For Sri Lankan worker Mr. K, the employer requested a renewal of the one-year contract one week before the expiry. The employer said that if he did not sign the renewal contract, he would become an unregistered resident. Mr. K was frightened

“Why should migrant workers be paid the minimum wage?”                                                                                     Park Gwang-soo (Intern, Counseling Team, Korea Migrant Human Rights Center) On July 2, the Minimum Wage Committee decided the 2011 minimum wage to be 4,320 won, a 5.1% increase from this year’s after the 8th meeting. Violent controversies arose during the process of determining the minimum

ecruitment status of migrant workers in Korean companies and multiculturalism Multiculturalism, Replay Without Bubbles <Ep 5>    *   This project is a support project for the Press Promotion Fund of the Korea Press Foundation.   Ki-don Kim (Director, Policy Bureau, Korea Migrant Human Rights Center) It has been more than 20 years since Korean companies introduced foreign

The government is trying to display Korean society in the show window Kim Ki-don (Director of Policy Bureau) The 5th G-20 Summit (hereinafter referred to as G-20) will be held in Seoul on November 11th. The government is promoting the G-20 in Seoul as an opportunity for Korea to leap into a global leader and it

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rights, until equal Song Min-ju (Counseling Team Leader) Mr. R, a Sri Lankan, agreed with the employer to receive 1.9 million won out of a total of 2.6 million won three months after filing a complaint with the Ministry of Labor for arrears in wages. Mr. N, a Vietnamese, filed a complaint with the Ministry

A World Meets Volunteers – We hope we are Kim Seong-hyeon (volunteer)  It was still early summer, and one day in June when a cool breeze blew, I first came to the Korea Migrant Human Rights Center. Migrant workers of various nationalities come here every Sunday to learn Hangeul. I visit the center every week for Korean