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The International Metalworkers' Federation(IMF) sent following protest letter to the S.K. gov't:
Remarks on the occasion of the Int'l Migrants' Day
Dear Prime Minister Chung Un-chan
As one of the first countries in Asia, the Republic of Korea has introduced a comprehensive legal framework protecting the rights of migrant workers. Under Korean law, migrant workers enjoy the same labour rights as their South Korean colleagues. Nonetheless, a recent report by Amnesty International on "Disposable labour: Rights of migrant workers in South Korea"(ASA 25/001/2009) illustrates that migrant workers are still exposed regularly to severe human rights abuses.
Even though protected by formal labour rights, many migrant workers cannot invoke those rights because of fear of reprisals from employers, language barriers and shortage of staff in job centers and labour offices. In particular, regulations and restrictions on changing jobs make migrant workers vulnerable to exploitation. Migrants do not dare to raise issues of abuse in the workplace, such as denial of overtime pay or sexual harassment or violence, as they are fully dependent on their current employer.
The Amnesty International report, furthermore, documents intances of arbitrary arrests and violations of law enforcement procedures, including in some cases excessive use of force. Moreover, the conditions in some detention facilities do not meet international standards such as Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoner and the Body of Principles for the Protection of All persons Under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment.
The Republic of Korea has made significant advancements in the legal protection of migrant workers' rights. Nonetheless, human rights violation still occur frequently. Therefore, further efforts have to be made to extend the legal protection of migrant legislation protecting the rights of migrant workers.
Therefore, on behalf of the German Metalworkers' Union IG Metall, representing 2.3million workers, and on behalf of the International Metalworkers' Federation(IMF), representing 25million metalworkers worldwide, I call on the Korean Government,
(1) to ratify and implement the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families and the four fundamental ILO Conventions: no 87(freedom of association and protection of the right to organise); no 98(right to organise and collective bargaining); no 29(forced or compulsory labour); and no 105(abolition of forced labour)
(2) to address the lack of labour mobility of migrant workers which is a major reason for their exploitation by their employers(including amendment of Article 25 of the EPS Act in order to remove the restrictions on the number of times migrant workers can change jobs),
(3) to ensure that procedures for the arrest, detention and deportation of irregular migrant workers are in line with international human rights standards, and
(4) to ensure that conditions of detention are consistent with international human rights law and standards including Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoner and the Body of Principles for the Protection of All persons Under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment.
Sincerely,
Berthold Hüber
President of the International Metalworkers' Federation(IMF)
Chairman of the IG Metall(Industrial Trade Union Metal, Germany)
http://migrant.nodong.net/?document_srl=26290#0
'강성대국 그날이 눈앞에 다가온다'
While the entire D.P.R.K. descends into icy winter chaos and the "ordinary" people are suffering right now more than ever(*) KWP's propaganda dept. has released new posters - related to the 2010 New Year’s Statement / 주체99년 새해공동사설(**) - promulgating the "good news":
Translation:
1. 'A decisive change in the people’s lives!'
2. 'The day of the strong and prosperous state is just around the corner,' with, at the bottom, 'Everyone going forward to accomplish the New Year’s Statement’s tasks!'
3. 'The 65th anniversary of the founding of the Party,' with, along the bottom, 'Let’s create a noteworthy year in the history of the construction of the strong and prosperous state!'
* Yesterday's temperatures, e.g. in Hyesan: below -30 °C!
And there is no winter road clearance, heating fuel is rare, but power blackouts are common, (since late Nov., the beginning of the "currency reform") the price of rice is increasing almost daily...
** Related articles:
☞ N.K.’s New Year’s editorial on peace and the economy (Hankyoreh)
☞ New Year's Statement Just Words (Daily NK)
Burj Dubai (since yesterday's opening "Burj Khalifa"):
The Newest Landmark of the MEGALOMANIAC CAPITALISM...
...constructed in the last five years by the manpower of approx. 15,000 migrant workers, i.e. with their blood and sweat...
Their weekly working time: approx. 72 hours!
Their average monthly income: just $175!
Related contributions:
☞ Dubai: Inside the Labour Camps
☞ Dubai: Migrant Workers Strike
Today's impressions from Yongsan, near the site where the 1.20 Massacre took place:
Source of the pics: Yongsan Resistance Alliance
1. It seems that last Thursday(12.30) the Seoul Metro. Gov't and the surviving victims of the Yongsan Massacre reached an "agreement", or rather a deal...
More background information about the "agreement" you can get here:
☞ Seoul..Gov't, Yongsan tragedy family members reach a deal (Hankyoreh)
☞ Yongsan fire dispute settled in a year (JoongAng Ilbo)
But as far as it's known... not everyone is really happy with the deal! For example Mun Jeong-hyeon, a well-known (for the ruling class a 'notorious') Christian resistance activist who supported the struggle in Yongsan almost from the beginning, is discontent with the terms of the deal reached. He said, “When your body is sick you go to a hospital, but when a society is sick people do not seem to care.” Father Mun added, “If you look at this site as an example where those who died have been treated so coldly for so long, it appears the state of our society is not such a bright one.” The Catholic priest Jeon Jong-hoon, too, said with some remorse about the deal that it was more important to secure fundamental changes in the "redevelopment" policy so incidents like in Yongsan would not repeat themselves.
Related article:
☞ Yongsan settlement fails to address redevelopment policy.. (Hankyoreh)
2. Between the "Christmas" days and New Year several cultural events took place in Yongsan. Comrade Hong Gil-dong's videos (MUST SEE!!) about the "Illegal Concert"(12.27) and the New Year's Eve celebration are giving good impressions about the events (impressive photos you can see here and here).
Here you can listen to an audio recording from last Thursday's Solidarity Street Concert in Yongsan (pics you can see here)!
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