Rights watchdog intervenes after migrant worker faces deportation due to employer's error
For a migrant worker in Korea, a valid visa often comes down to administrative perfection. But when an employer fumbles the paperwork, it isn't the boss who faces expulsion — it's the laborer. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission stepped in Thursday to rectify one case of such oversight. The watchdog agency formally expressed its opinion that a foreign employee, caught in…
A migrant worker in Korea faced deportation due to administrative errors made by his employer, prompting the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission to intervene. The commission formally recommended that the foreign employee, referred to as A, should retain his reemployment permit. Additionally, the watchdog agency called for the Ministry of Employment and Labor to address systemic issues that penalize blameless workers with deportation and loss of legal status.
The case involves an immigrant worker, A, who obtained an E-9 visa under the Employment Permit System (EPS) to address labor shortages in small and medium-sized enterprises. Ever since March 2024, A has been employed at a manufacturing facility in Korea.
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