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24 Aug 2024

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By Barnaby Lo, Al Jazeera (Qatar)

Filipino farm workers in South Korea: Manila cracking down on exploitative workers scheme

Allegations

...The Philippines is cracking down on a migrant workers scheme launched by South Korea, after discovering widespread cases of abuse and exploitation.

More than two million Filipinos work overseas, earning money for family back home. But there've been hundreds of complaints stemming from a seasonal farming programme tied to Seoul...