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South Korean migrant workers face mass deportation: November 14: Labourers down tools again to protest Government labour policies which seeks to detain migrant workers in state facilities before deporting them. As many as 130,000 migrant workers are waiting to be deported to their home countries. Large demonstrations, involving formal sector and informal sector workers under the ETU-MB (Equality Trade Union, Migrants Branch, a part of the umbrella union KCTU), are demanding the legalization of all migrant workers. The South Korean government started a new round of searches for migrant workers on the 16th of November. Many migrant workers face a future of fear and harassment.
South Korean migrant workers occupy cathedral in protest: Migrant workers from Mongolia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines and other countries occupied the area around Myeongdong cathedral in downtown Seoul on the 14th of November. Under ETU-MB, KCTU (Joint Committee for Migrant Workers) they are demanding the release of all migrant workers being held in immigration detention centers and the legalization of all migrants in South Korea.
ETU-MB and in Korea has been fighting the government's decision to implement an Employment Permit System. The law passed by the National Assembly (NA) last year stipulates that migrants staying more than 4 years are illegal and face arrest and deportation.
ETU-MB needs your solidarity!Visit Equality Trade Union Migrant Workers' Branch website http://migrant.nodong.net Source: National Alliance of Street Vendors of Korea (NFSVK) reports