These are embarrassing incidents for Korea. They involve dirty tricks to get people to work and then not pay them, preying on their weaknesses as illegal visitors. What will these laborers say about Korea after they have been deported back to their home countries? As civic activists are calling for, the laws must be changed so that these laborers can receive their due wages, even if they are deported.
This was my favorite paragraph. Now, I know that as an English teacher who has been screwed over by an employer in Korea our situation is no where near as dire as the workers from SE Asia who come here on no visa. I know that word does reach outside of Korea. I mean how many stories have you heard about Hakwon directors firing teachers or pulling some insane stunt to get out of paying teachers?
I sometimes wonder if regular Korean citizens know about the stories of horrible directors. I wonder if it even crosses their minds. I would think that the way many teachers are treated would be embarrassing to Koreans.
No comments:
Post a Comment