Increase seen in number of illegals in the workplace

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May 18, 2011
A Thai woman named Jomsri, 41, has worked for five years at a jewelry factory in Siheung, western Seoul. But now, she is under the protection of a foreign workers’ center in Ansan, Gyeonggi.

“At the end of last year, my boss found out I became an illegal worker with my temporary working visa having expired,” Jomsri said. “And then he kicked me out of the factory, not paying the delayed wages, about 15 million won ($13,777).”

Jomsri said South Korean immigration officials caught her early this year but they postponed her expulsion because she had filed a lawsuit against her boss to get paid her overdue wages and was awaiting a ruling.

In Korea, most foreigners engaged in manual work are given an E-9 temporary working visa, which allows them to stay in Korea for three years.

But more and more foreign workers don’t return to their homelands even though their E-9 visas expire, becoming illegal migrants.

According to the Ministry of Justice, the number of illegal migrant workers is growing, from roughly 9,100 in the early 2008 to about 13,000 at the end of 2010. Since January, about 1,500 workers have become illegal workers.

The rate of illegal migrants among all foreign workers has doubled, from 20 percent in July 2010 to 41 percent this March, the ministry said.

“Given the current situation, more and more foreign workers will become illegal migrants, reaching to more than 1,000 per month from this July until the end of 2012,” said Choe Hong, a senior researcher at Samsung Economic Research Institute.

“Most foreign manual workers spent at least 10 million won in preparation for entering the Korean job market,” said Lee Jeong-hyeok, a pastor at Ansan Migrant Workers House. “So they want to get their invested money’s worth from staying in Korea [as long as possible].”

Under the current law, if an illegal migrant worker is caught by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, he or she is immediately expelled and re-entering Korea is not allowed for the next one to five years.

But experts say that punishment is too light.

A Justice Ministry official also said cracking down on illegal workers is lax, saying, “The number of officials cracking down on illegal migrant workers is only 140 and they are all busy doing other work such as issuing visas.”


By Chang Chung-hoon [heejin@joongang.co.kr]

Nice topic sir..wala talaga tayong magagawa dyan hanggang may pumapasok sa foreigner dito sa korea meron at merong mag ooverstay..mapahumigpitman o hindi.Sabi nga ng Bayaw ko na Korean Immigration."Simple lang gustong mabawasan laht ng illegal sa korea..stop muna pagkuha ng mga workers sa ibatibang bansa and kailangang i stable ang foundation ng mga karapatan ng bawat isang migrant workers sa korea para hindi dumami ang illegal"I do beileve in him kase back in 1999-2003 marami ng tnt here sa korea pero FEW palang ang mga balasubas na sajang kase kapag narandaman ng isang tnt na problema ang sajang ..kumando agad..sa mga legal naman minalas na salbahe ang amo..hindi makapag release agad at walang matakbuhan ayon nag end up tnt..life nganaman...tamarin sabi nya before wala silang problema sa mga tnt now simula ng dumami maslalong lumaki ang problema...mapa legal oh tnt nakakagawa ng crime..saksakan,rape,nakawan,nakamotorbike...nakapag deport nga sila ng 18 na EPS last month dahil mga kasangkut daw sa mga nakawan ng motorbike..lalo daw sa Seoul ..about drugs..marami daw dyang EPS na nagbebenta at user...ano bayan..tayo rin kase nagbibigay ng problema eh..anyway..work nalang tayo ng maayos..magipun na ng magipun kase wala na tayong time.Godbless..ingat sa work mga atet..kuya.

katanga naman nung thai woman.. 15 M won delayed salary?? nakatagal sya doon? itong report na ito..totoo ba? or parang mga report sa pinas na overexagerated para mapansin? do eps worker or foreign migrant workers have to spend 10 M won(nasa kulang kulang na 500K php) para makapagtrabaho ng korea? at least 10 M won daw, sabi ng pastor sa ansan migrant workers...???? ..

bhenshoot wrote:katanga naman nung thai woman.. 15 M won delayed salary?? nakatagal sya doon? itong report na ito..totoo ba? or parang mga report sa pinas na overexagerated para mapansin? do eps worker or foreign migrant workers have to spend 10 M won(nasa kulang kulang na 500K php) para makapagtrabaho ng korea? at least 10 M won daw, sabi ng pastor sa ansan migrant workers...???? ..

Its legit..brad..honestly other foreigners can do that na magtiis at gumatos ng ganyang kalaki..ang PNOY hinding hindi gagawa o gagastos ng ganyang kalaki..lalo na pagdating sa pera..pnoy pa hahahhahah
i called my thai friend sa sihueng kung true nga itong story na ito and yeah totoo nga...Malaki ang makukuhang pera ng thai na babae bago sya umuwi..oo meronmga ganyang karaniwan mga thai,indo,myanmar..bago pumunta sila dito para mag work ng legal may mga dalang malaking pera ang mga yan kase bukod sa nagtatrabaho sila sa factory may open small business silajust incase na mag overstay sila here meron silang pangmatagalan na masasandalan.......like yung pakistan na kakilala namin...everymonth kumikita siya ng 2,300,000 sa pagbebenta ng phonecard..malaki kase capital nya at umaabot hanggang sa malalayung lugar..

kurapika wrote:http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2936344



May 18, 2011
Under the current law, if an illegal migrant worker is caught by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, he or she is immediately expelled and re-entering Korea is not allowed for the next one to five years.

But experts say that punishment is too light.

A Justice Ministry official also said cracking down on illegal workers is lax, saying, “The number of officials cracking down on illegal migrant workers is only 140 and they are all busy doing other work such as issuing visas.”


By Chang Chung-hoon [heejin@joongang.co.kr]

hindi talaga mapipigilan ang pagdami ng tnt. mapa eps man or hindi. pero if magkakaroon sila ng sistema gaya ng sa taiwan, na kulang na lamang ay posasan.. mapipigilan nila ang pagdami nito. yung kaibigan ko, nagtnt sa taiwan..pero napakabilis din silang napauwi.halos 4 months din silang tnt dahil may coordination ang local police,immigration at community leader nila.kailangang palakasin ito at bigyan ng sapat sa kapangyarihan.dapat din bigyan ng sapat na kaparusahan ang mga kumpanya o anumang ahensya gaya ng simbhan at indibidwal na kumakanlong sa mga may iligal na gawain. siguro, dapat ding maisaayos o mabigyan ng tugon ang bawat manggagawa upang maisaayos ang kanilang mga sitwasyon sa mga kumpanya nang sa gayon, di sila naaabuso ng mga sajang nang sa gayon ay di sila napipilitang magtnt. sa tingin ko po, di sapat ang extension na ipinaaabot ng mga organisasyon sa korea..kailangan ng petisyon ng pagpapalakas ng ahensya upang maaksyunan o maparusahan ang mga kumpanya na mapangabuso na nagiging dahilan ng pagttnt ng isang manggagawa.

quote: "The number of officials cracking down on illegal migrant workers is only 140 and they are all busy doing other work such as issuing visas."

Bakit di sila maghired ng mga eps to help them cracking down illegal workers at least, natulungan nila ang mga release na nasa nodongbu na floating sa work.

imhappy wrote:quote: "The number of officials cracking down on illegal migrant workers is only 140 and they are all busy doing other work such as issuing visas."

Bakit di sila maghired ng mga eps to help them cracking down illegal workers at least, natulungan nila ang mga release na nasa nodongbu na floating sa work.

ayos po yan sali din ako

maraming ganyan Before sa ujungbo mga pinoy na nagsusumbong sa immigration about sa mga tnt na pinoy..Mayminalas may sinuwerto yun ngalang minalas parin pagdating sa pinas..i agree na dapat pahigpitin ang batas para mabawasan ang mga maybalak mag tnt sa korea..Pero South Korea is a Open country eh hehheheh Kung na una sana ang mga eps noon noong lubog na lubog ang korea(IMF)sana walang TNT ngayon hehehhe..We cant denie talagang hindi mawawala ang mga TNT sa korea...may Solid Reputation na kase sila...Just remember mag save ng mag save ng pera Kase nasa bansa tayo na Active ang tension sa isat isa anytime pwedeng magka war without any sign of warning.......so goodluck and godbless. oo nga pala ako po ay isang TNT pagwalang kayung work oh pera pwede nyo me ipahuli..heheh goodbless mga kapatid.

haha sir war magkano ba ang bayad kung magsumbong sa immig.?

nadales!

tingin ko, ang mga kadalasan na nagsusumbong sa mga tnt, yung mga pinoy na nakapagasawa ng koreans na nagkaatraso ang mga tnt, o di kaya..mga korean din. wala pa ko naririnig na eps na nagpahuli ng tnt. kung meron man, iilan lang.

kurapika wrote:haha sir war magkano ba ang bayad kung magsumbong sa immig.?

100,000 + spend the night together kayo ng pinahuli mo..

kurapika wrote:haha sir war magkano ba ang bayad kung magsumbong sa immig.?

AT INGAT SA KARMA AT MAG INGAT KA RIN BAKA BALIKAN KA HAHAHAHA....

tama ka jan kabayang pilyo,mahirap kalaban ang karma...

WALA NG HAPON..pro BUHAY P PLA MGA MAKAPILI..kso this tym s KOREA na..hihihihi