S. Korea: Migrants filling labour shortages amid 'demographic crises' experience abuse upon arrival incl. in agri-food supply chains & manufacturing
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Date Reported: 4 Мар 2024
Местонахождение: Южная Корея
Другое
Not Reported ( Лесозаготовки и пиломатериалы ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Бангладеш , Лесозаготовки и пиломатериалы , Men , Unknown migration status )Темы
Occupational Health & Safety , Травмы , Доступ к лекарствам , Дискриминация на основании расы / этнического происхождения / касты / происхождения , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Запугивание и угрозыОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Вид источника: News outlet
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Date Reported: 4 Мар 2024
Местонахождение: Южная Корея
Другое
Not Reported ( Одежда и текстиль ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 1 - Бангладеш , Одежда и текстиль , Men , Unknown migration status )Темы
Wage Theft , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure TimeОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Вид источника: News outlet
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Date Reported: 4 Мар 2024
Местонахождение: Южная Корея
Другое
Not Reported ( Сельское хозяйство и животноводство ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 1 - Непал , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Men , Unknown migration status )Темы
Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Contract SubstitutionОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Вид источника: News outlet
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Date Reported: 4 Мар 2024
Местонахождение: Южная Корея
Другое
Not Reported ( Металлы и сталь ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Бангладеш , Металлы и сталь , Men , Unknown migration status )Темы
Occupational Health & Safety , Травмы , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Доступ к информацииОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Вид источника: News outlet
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 4 Мар 2024
Местонахождение: Южная Корея
Другое
Not Reported ( Пластик ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Производство: Вся категория , Men , Unknown migration status )Темы
Fair & Equal Wages , Дискриминация на основании расы / этнического происхождения / касты / происхожденияОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Вид источника: News outlet
“South Korea Needs Foreign Workers, but Often Fails to Protect Them”
…the nation is more dependent than ever before on an import to keep its factories and farms humming: foreign labor.
This shift is part of the fallout from a demographic crisis that has left South Korea with a shrinking and aging population. Data released this week showed that last year the country broke its own record — again — for the world’s lowest total fertility rate.
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s government has responded by more than doubling the quota for low-skilled workers from less-developed nations including Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, the Philippines and Bangladesh. Hundreds of thousands of them now toil in South Korea, typically in small factories, or on remote farms or fishing boats…
…foreign workers were nearly three times more likely to die in work-related accidents compared with the national average, according to a recent study…
…For nearly three years, Mr. Asis worked 12-hour shifts, six days a week, in a small textile factory for a monthly salary of about $2,350 — which he did not regularly receive.
“They have never paid me on time or in full,” he said…
Migrant workers annually report $91 million in unpaid wages, according to government data…