SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite growing awareness of multiculturalism in South Korea, a new national survey reveals that while a significant portion of Koreans are open to having immigrants as neighbors or coworkers, far fewer are willing to accept them as close family members. According to a report released Friday by the Korea [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study conducted by the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements has revealed a more pronounced tendency among urban residents in South Korea to exclude foreign immigrants and workers compared to their rural counterparts. The study, titled “Are Cities Really Tolerant? A Comparison of Urban and Rural Residents’ Attitudes [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans believe that there should be an increase in the number of immigrants entering the country, a poll showed Thursday. The state-run Migration Research and Training Center conducted a survey of 2,000 Koreans aged 19 and above. Among them, 41.9 percent expressed agreement with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of immigrants, including naturalized citizens, in South Korea fell around 2 percent on-year in 2022 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the government data showed Tuesday. The number of immigrants here reached 1.35 million as of May 2022, down from 1.38 million tallied a year earlier, according to the [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of female immigrants visiting divorce clinics are almost fully deprived of any property, data released by a provider of free legal consultation services showed Monday. The Korea Legal Aid Center for Family Relations reported that 95.6 percent of female foreigners and 70.1 percent of Korean men who [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The justice ministry acknowledged Monday that human rights violations occurred at a detention center for illegal immigrants in June after an investigation into allegations that an inmate suffered torture-like treatment. The investigation came after the inmate from Morocco in his 30s filed a petition with the national human rights [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Female immigrants working in South Korea tend to have higher educational attainment than their male counterparts, but they are typically paid lower wages, a study showed Monday. The number of economically active female immigrants stood at 3,284,000, compared to 2,805,000 economically non-active female immigrants, according to a report from [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Defying some claims that an increase in the number of foreign residents can have a negative impact on government finances, a recent study showed that such growth is not a big burden at all. A 1 percent increase in the number of foreigners in a municipal district turned out [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A two-month long clash following a military coup d’etat between the Myanmarese military and protestors is leading many immigrants in South Korea to take action. Hay Man Hnin, a 32-year-old man who came to South Korea three years ago and recently completed a master’s program in paedology at a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — There are voices in South Korea arguing that the use of the term ‘illegal aliens’ is no longer appropriate. The proponents of this idea claim that it’s not desirable to stigmatize certain immigrants by using this type of term. Public health authorities revealed in late April that the number [...]