Gov t to crack down on greenhouse dorms for migrant farm workers
Posted : 2021-02-16 16:38
Updated : 2021-02-17 09:37
This photo taken on Jan. 30 shows the inside of a vinyl greenhouse that was being used as the accommodations for migrant workers at a farm in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. / Korea Times photo by Seo Jae-hun
By Lee Hyo-jin
The government is beefing up efforts to crack down on substandard accommodation provided to migrant workers, in response to growing calls to improve their living conditions, following the death of a Cambodian worker last December.
The deceased worker was found in a sandwich panel structure built inside a vinyl greenhouse Dec. 20, on a farm in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. The heating system was not working in the facility on that day when a cold spell hit the region.