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25 percent of migrant workers in
Gwangju experience wage arrears.
According to survey results
today, 25 percent of migrant workers in the City of Gwangju were found to have
experienced not only wage arrears but also verbal and physical assaults.
In the City’s
investigation regarding 369 migrants from 12 countries, 24.7 percent said ‘yes’ to delayed payment of wages while 65.6
percent said ‘no’, and 9.8
percent didn’t respond.
Illegal immigrants were observed
to have experienced more payment delays than foreigners who had a work visa, by
33.3 percent and 23.8 percent, respectively.
Data also showed that the
employees had more payment delays at factories compared to at businesses. The
period of employment also impacted various factors.
For the verbal and physical
assault research, over 54 percent of migrant workers responded ‘yes’. Males suffered more than females with 56.8 percent and 48 percent
respectively, and majority of victims were proven to be illegal workers with
72.2 percent in all genders.
According to the employment
information integrated analysis system, about 14,000 migrant workers are
currently working in the City and Jeollanamdo Province.
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