S. Korea: CSOs & union say High Court ruling on migrant worker compensation highlights “racist” treatment for migrant fishers
Résumé
Date indiquée: 1 Déc 2023
Lieu: Corée du Sud
Autre
Not Reported ( Pêche ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 1
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 1 - Viêt Nam , Pêche , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Blessures , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Access to Justice & Legal Protection , Occupational Health & Safety , Discrimination fondée sur la race/à l'ethnie/aux castes/aux originesRéponse
Response sought: Non
Mesures prises: The Vietnamese national filed a lawsuit to cancel and redress the calculation, to which the Seoul Administrative Court ruled in his favor. The Seoul High Court, however, dismissed his request in October 2023 and decided that underpaying foreign workers is justifiable.
Type de source: News outlet
“Rights activists criticize wage discrimination against migrant boat crews”
A migrant workers' union and civic activists lambasted the Seoul High Court’s ruling…Describing the latest ruling as "racist," the union urged the Supreme Court to overrule the decision as Korea grows increasingly dependent on foreign laborers…
Their call came months after the Seoul High Court overturned a ruling … that ordered a local company to make a fair compensation to a migrant sailor…
…the head of the Migrants' Trade Union, called the high court’s decision “racist” and demanded that the Supreme Court make a fair ruling and acknowledge the right of foreign workers to receive proper wages for their work.
…a Vietnamese migrant broke his right shoulder blade and lost his right thumb while reeling in metal-wired fishing nets on a Korean boat…
…he only received 1.86 million won ($1,400) per month in compensation, which is less than half of the average 4.5 million won given to Korean fishermen…
…the Vietnamese national filed a lawsuit to cancel and redress the calculation, to which the Seoul Administrative Court ruled in his favour. The Seoul High Court, however, dismissed his request in October this year and decided that underpaying foreign workers is justifiable…