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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
Solidarity With the Struggle of Migrant Workers in S.K.!
Agit-prop Rally/Candlelight Vigil in Seoul
Tomorrow(Wed.), 7 p.m., Namguro Stn.(subway line no. 7), exit no. 3
!!'불법'사람은 없다!!
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☞ 12/23 액션 공지!!
Some impressions from last week's SolidarityAction! you can get here.
Today's Int'l Migrants' Day has been marked by MTU, KCTU and some supporting human right groups with a press conference in front of the gov't complex near Gwanghwamun in downtown Seoul...
...where the activists accused the repeated/ongoing violation of migrant workers' human and labour rights by the S.K. ruling class (gov't - MoJ/Immigration Office/police - and employers/capitalists).
Already last Sunday(12.13) MTU, KCTU and various solidarity organisations "celebrated" today's Int'l Migrants Day with a protest rally in downtown Seoul:
Source of the pics: IMC S.K.
Solidarity With the Struggle of Migrant Workers in S.K.!
Agit-prop Rally/Candlelight Vigil in Seoul
Tomorrow(Wed.), 7 p.m., Daerim Stn.(subway line no. 2), exit no. 12
!!'불법'사람은 없다!!
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☞ 12/16 이주노동자 단속반대를 위해 뭐라도 하기위한 액션공지
Yesterday afternoon a few migrant workers and some solidarity activists marked this year's Int'l Migrants' Day with a rally in downtown Seoul (in front of Seoul Stn).
MTU wrote y'day following about the event:
Today 'Alliance for migrants equality and human rights' held International Migrants Day Rally - "We are labor, labor is one" in the Seoul station plaza.
Various migrants organizations including MTU participated in the rally and other Korean organizations like KCTU gathered too.
Opening concert was Indonesian workers' band. They filled the place with full energy and migrants voice.
KCTU vice president and Amnesty International officer condemned the government and demanded the migrants' rights.
MTU representative also raised migrant workers' voice.(see the following)
Korean singer and Korean language class student group's performance followed.
In spite of the cold weather, participants stayed and enjoyed the rally.
Each country migrants groups and Korean groups had speeches.
In the end all of migrants went on the stage and sang the song "we shall overcome" in English, Nepali, Bangladesh and Korea. The migrants lifted up the picket "LABOR IS ONE", each letter filled with participants' photos. It was wonderful performance.
Thanks to all participants.
For more details please check out:
☞ International Migrants Day Rally (MTU, 12.13)
Some impressions from the event (by pics and an audio report) you'll get here (YongsanAction Radio, "Struggle News")!
Finally here some impressions from y'day's "Int'l Migrants' Day" rally in Daegu:
Solidarity With the Struggle of Migrant Workers in S.K.!
Agit-prop Rally/Candlelight Vigil in Seoul
Tomorrow(Wed.), 7 p.m., Daerim Stn.(subway line no. 2), exit no. 12
!!'불법'사람은 없다!!
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☞ 12/9 단속반대 액션 공지!!
Solidarity With the Struggle of Migrant Workers in S.K.!
Agit-prop Rally/Candlelight Vigil in Seoul
Tomorrow(Wed.), 7 p.m., Ttukseom Stn.(subway line no. 2), exit no. 4
!!'불법'사람은 없다!!
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☞ 12/2 단속반대 액션 공지!!
Short documentary by MWTV about the Anti-crackdown Action! in Seoul's Dongdaemun area, Nov.18:
Solidarity With the Struggle of Migrant Workers in S.K.!
Agit-prop Rally/Candlelight Vigil in Seoul
Tomorrow(Fri.), 4 p.m., Dongdaemun Stn. (exit no. 1)
! 이주노동자 단속추방에 반대하며 뭐라도 해보려는 사람들 !
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☞ 11/27 단속반대 액션 공지!!
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