More than twenty Nepalis arrested in S. Korea
New wave of crackdown on migrant workers planned for October and November
S. Korean immigration has detained in the last days more than 20 Nepali workers along with other migrant workers for "overstaying their visas", Nagarik Daily(Nepal) reported yesterday.
Some of them have already been deported to Nepal, while others are being detained at immigration detention centre due to lack of proper documentation.
The S. Korean immigration had issued a public notice on September 2 urging the "illegal" immigrants to voluntarily return home within September saying it would launch a massive crackdown on such immigrants in October and November.
Un-documented migrants are terrified as the crackdown came earlier than they expected. Many Nepalis are taking refuge at religious and labour shelters. Some of them have even quit their jobs due to the fear of being detained.
Most of the so-called "illegal" migrant workers were detained from their residences and public places. The arrested also includes some pregnant and ill women!
