Rights watchdog rules abuse of seasonal workers as human trafficking
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea ruled Tuesday that the abuses inflicted on a group of seasonal workers from the Philippines last year amounted to human trafficking. It was the first time the commission recognized abuses against seasonal workers as human trafficking. Blaming insufficient government management and supervision, the commission identified abuses including wage exploitation, withheld wages, refusal to allow workers to change jobs, passport and bankbook seizures as well a
Nov. 5, 2024