South Korea: Protect the rights of migrants in South Korea

Index Number: ASA 25/011/2006
Date Published: 18 December 2006
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, South Korea

Migrant workers in South Korea are often subjected to human rights abuses by unscrupulous employers as well as by the government. They are denied rights at work, freedom of association, freedom of movement and the right to liberty and security of person.