Immigrant workers in the Republic of Korea

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Union for Migrant Workers Launched
Korea Times, 28 May 2001. The movement to protect the rights of migrant workers in Korea has taken another step forward with the launch of the nation’s first union for foreign workers. The Seoul-Kyonggi-Inchon Region Equality Trade Union (SKIRETU), a regional union affiliated with the progressive Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), established the migrant workers’ union as one of its branches.
FKTU Calls for Change in Foreign Workers Status
Chosun Ilbo, 8 August 2002. The Federation of Korean Trade Union called on the government to change its policy regarding illegal immigrants working at small and medium businesses and introduce measures to allow them the freedom to change workplaces providing certain procedures were followed and requirements met.
Firms Face Foreign Workforce Crisis
By Choi Won-seok, Chosun Ilbo, 13 November 2002. With the deadline for departure in March nearing and illegal foreign workers are hiding in fear of a crackdown by the authorities, industries are facing a sudden shortage in their workforce.
Women Trafficked for U.S. Bases—IOM Report
By Gustavo Capdevila, IPS, December 2003. More than 5,000 women, mostly from the Philippines and Russia, are caught up in a prostitution network in South Korea that targets U.S. soldiers. The first concerns about the trafficking of women emerged in South Korea in the mid-1990s, when reports began to circulate about that there were many foreign women, particularly from the Philippines, working in the bars near the U.S. military bases.