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Report/Press release

Disposable Labour: Rights of Migrant Workers in South Korea

Date

2009

Authors

Amnesty International, International Secretariat

Abstract

p. 20: In order to change jobs, migrant workers are essentially dependent on the goodwill of
their employer to sign the release papers. In the case where permission is not granted,
migrant workers face becoming irregular.

Document number

ASA25/001/2009

Number of pages

98

Responsible institution

Amnesty International

Place published

London

Notes

Recommened: ***: address the lack of labour mobility of migrant workers which is a major reason
for their exploitation by their employers, including by amending article 25 of the
EPS Act to remove the restrictions on the number of times migrant workers can
change jobs, p. 95

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Target groups

Policymakers and Public awareness

Geographical focuses

South Korea

Languages

English