Immigration Laws: October, 1994 - Number #23
South Korea Assists Illegal Foreign Workers
Illegal foreign workers deported from South Korea without being paid back
wages or worker's compensation will be offered government assistance. The
South Korean government requested that the governments of the Philippines,
Nepal, Bangladesh and other Asian nations compile complaints from their
nationals who were exploited by South Korean employers. After the complaints
have been verified, the Seoul government will compensate the worker.
South Korea hopes that these steps will curtail criticism from developing
countries about worker exploitation. There are over 50,000 illegal foreign
workers in South Korea, most of them from other Asian nations. They are
primarily in the 3-D jobs (difficult, dirty and dangerous).
"South Korea to provide assistance to illegal foreign workers," Xinhua News
Agency, September 13, 1994.
