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“The Tragedy Caused by Loopholes in the Employment Permit System” – the Task Force on Workplace Death in Migrant Worker Dormitories
On December 20, 2020, a migrant worker was found dead in a greenhouse in Gyeonggi-do, Korea, after a cold wave warning was issued for the entire province, with temperatures reaching as low as minus 18 degrees Celsius. The late Sok Heng, a Cambodian national who died that day, had been working on farms in Korea […]
상세보기2 Years after the Laos Dam Collapse: UN Human Rights Advocates Call for Justice
2 Years after the Laos Dam Collapse: UN Human Rights Advocates Call for Justice The disaster happened on July 23rd, 2018. A dam under construction suddenly collapsed, and about 500 million tons of water stored in the dam poured and swept 13 villages in Attapeu Province, leaving dozens of people dead and thousands homeless. […]
상세보기Permission to Resign: A Constitutional Appeal Against Employment Permit System Causing Forced Labor of Immigrant Workers
Permission to Resign: A Constitutional Appeal Against Employment Permit System Causing Forced Labor of Immigrant Workers On September 26th last year, a posting titled “Allow Them to Resign” was uploaded on the GongGam website. It was about the restrictions on immigrant workers when changing their workplaces under the Employment Permit System (EPS). In fact, […]
상세보기GongGam’s Commitments to Promote Human Rights amid the COVID-19 Crisis
A great deal of uncertainties and threats triggered by COVID-19 are now affecting every corner of people’s lives, and human rights are no exception. GongGam is joining forces with other human rights organizations in order to shed light on human rights stained with discrimination and hatred, and to ensure human rights-guaranteed life for all. […]
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