Ⅰ. In August 2003 the Act Concerning Employment of Foreign Workers which induced the “employment permit system”(EPS) was promulgated. The EPS was designed in order to reduce the abuses of the “Industrial Trainee System”(ITS) as well as lighten legal employment of alien workers by medium and small in...
Ⅰ. In August 2003 the Act Concerning Employment of Foreign Workers which induced the “employment permit system”(EPS) was promulgated. The EPS was designed in order to reduce the abuses of the “Industrial Trainee System”(ITS) as well as lighten legal employment of alien workers by medium and small industries which have difficulties in recruiting Korean workers. In the process of preparing for the new EPS, which is to be affective in August 2004, the Government of Korea took a measure between September and November 2003 to legalize 184,000 aliens, or 81% of the 227,000 illegal residents, who were staying in Korea for less than 4 years. The others were to be expelled out of Korean territory. The selective legalization process for undocumented migrants who have been in Korea (as of March 31, 2003) was as follows: 1) less than 3 years are eligible for sojourn status; 2) between 3 years and less than 4 years: eligible for visa issuance certificate then leave the country by November 15. Afterwards within 3 months return to Korea for legal employment; 3) more than 4 years: there is no way to legalize (the Korean government has warned that they must leave the country by November 15, otherwise arrest and forcible deportation would be implemented). Expulsion, heavy fines, and ban on reentry were to be the consequences of all undocumented migrant workers who did not leave voluntarily. A joint rally of the Joint Committee for Migrant Workers in Korea (JCMK)/the Common Committee for Opposing Crackdown on Migrant Workers, Abolition of Trainee System and Securing Migrants’ Rights, Korea (COCATS) and the Special Committee on Amending the Overseas Korean Act was held in downtown Seoul on November 2. On November 11 a Sri Lankan migrant, who came to Korea as a trainee 7 years ago to support 7 family members in home, threw himself at a subway train with the fear of forced deportation. On the next day a Bangladesh migrant, who had been staying in Korea for 7 years, hung himself because there was no way to pay back the loan raised in order to come to work in Korea. These deaths triggered a series of sit-in protests which was started in Ansan of Gyeonggi province. On 14 migrant workers in Changwon of Gyeongnam province staged a sit-in protest after a memorial service for the dead alien workers. A large group of Chinese workers of Korean origin joined the sit-in protest, as well. Between November 17 and 28 the Ministry of Justice, National Intelligence Service, and Police Agency jointly operated forcible deportation of undocumented migrants who were not eligible for legalization. During the period 1,233 migrant workers and 250 employers were taken into custody. On 20 a Russian migrant, who came to Korea in January 2003 with tourist visa, jumped overboard in trying to escape from the ship taking him back home. On 25 an Uzbek out of despair hung himself in Incheon. On December 3 a policy coordinating meeting under the Office of the Prime Minister released new measures to solve undocumented migrants’ problem. According to the new measures, if the undocumented migrants voluntarily leave the country by the end of 2003, the period of ban on reentry would be shortened as less than 6 month. During the period of December 8 and 17 when the government operated the 2nd round of joint control measures, a Korean Chinese died on the street due to the cold weather and a Bangladeshi worker found dead in a container where he hid himself during the control and was unable to be properly treated for heart ailment. On 13 a group of Indonesian migrant workers from Changwon who were holding silent demonstration in front of the Korea Methodist Church were attackted by the immigration officials. Senior leaders of National Council of Churches in Korea (KNCC), Buddhist leaders, film directors, act
Ⅰ. In August 2003 the Act Concerning Employment of Foreign Workers which induced the “employment permit system”(EPS) was promulgated. The EPS was designed in order to reduce the abuses of the “Industrial Trainee System”(ITS) as well as lighten legal employment of alien workers by medium and small industries which have difficulties in recruiting Korean workers. In the process of preparing for the new EPS, which is to be affective in August 2004, the Government of Korea took a measure between September and November 2003 to legalize 184,000 aliens, or 81% of the 227,000 illegal residents, who were staying in Korea for less than 4 years. The others were to be expelled out of Korean territory. The selective legalization process for undocumented migrants who have been in Korea (as of March 31, 2003) was as follows: 1) less than 3 years are eligible for sojourn status; 2) between 3 years and less than 4 years: eligible for visa issuance certificate then leave the country by November 15. Afterwards within 3 months return to Korea for legal employment; 3) more than 4 years: there is no way to legalize (the Korean government has warned that they must leave the country by November 15, otherwise arrest and forcible deportation would be implemented). Expulsion, heavy fines, and ban on reentry were to be the consequences of all undocumented migrant workers who did not leave voluntarily. A joint rally of the Joint Committee for Migrant Workers in Korea (JCMK)/the Common Committee for Opposing Crackdown on Migrant Workers, Abolition of Trainee System and Securing Migrants’ Rights, Korea (COCATS) and the Special Committee on Amending the Overseas Korean Act was held in downtown Seoul on November 2. On November 11 a Sri Lankan migrant, who came to Korea as a trainee 7 years ago to support 7 family members in home, threw himself at a subway train with the fear of forced deportation. On the next day a Bangladesh migrant, who had been staying in Korea for 7 years, hung himself because there was no way to pay back the loan raised in order to come to work in Korea. These deaths triggered a series of sit-in protests which was started in Ansan of Gyeonggi province. On 14 migrant workers in Changwon of Gyeongnam province staged a sit-in protest after a memorial service for the dead alien workers. A large group of Chinese workers of Korean origin joined the sit-in protest, as well. Between November 17 and 28 the Ministry of Justice, National Intelligence Service, and Police Agency jointly operated forcible deportation of undocumented migrants who were not eligible for legalization. During the period 1,233 migrant workers and 250 employers were taken into custody. On 20 a Russian migrant, who came to Korea in January 2003 with tourist visa, jumped overboard in trying to escape from the ship taking him back home. On 25 an Uzbek out of despair hung himself in Incheon. On December 3 a policy coordinating meeting under the Office of the Prime Minister released new measures to solve undocumented migrants’ problem. According to the new measures, if the undocumented migrants voluntarily leave the country by the end of 2003, the period of ban on reentry would be shortened as less than 6 month. During the period of December 8 and 17 when the government operated the 2nd round of joint control measures, a Korean Chinese died on the street due to the cold weather and a Bangladeshi worker found dead in a container where he hid himself during the control and was unable to be properly treated for heart ailment. On 13 a group of Indonesian migrant workers from Changwon who were holding silent demonstration in front of the Korea Methodist Church were attackted by the immigration officials. Senior leaders of National Council of Churches in Korea (KNCC), Buddhist leaders, film directors, act
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