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A pig farm owner in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, has been arrested on the suspicion of disposing of the dead body of a Thai farm worker earlier this month, according to local police Wednesday. ....
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South Korea criticized for exploitation of migrant workers in greenhouses It s a world of lawlessness, Rev. Kim Dal-sung muttered over the phone as he drove his tiny KIA over narrow dirt paths zigzagging through greenhouses made of plastic sheets and tubes. In the bleak landscape of dull blue and gray in Pocheon, a town near South Korea s ultra-modern capital, hundreds of migrant workers from across Asia toil in harsh conditions, unprotected by labor laws while doing the hardest, lowest-paid farm work most Koreans avoid. The death of a 31-year-old Cambodian woman worker at one of the farms in December has revived decades-long criticism over South Korean exploitation of some of the poorest, most vulnerable people in Asia. Officials have promised reforms, but it s unclear what will change. More than two months after Sokkheng s death, South Korea this week announced plans to improve conditions for migrant farm workers, including expanding health care access. ....
Migrant Workers Face Dire Conditions at South Korean Farms 05 March 2021 Migrant workers work inside a greenhouse at a farm in Pocheon, South Korea on Feb. 8, 2021. Activists and workers say migrant workers in Pocheon work 10 to 15 hours a day, with only two Saturdays off per month. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Share share POCHEON, SOUTH KOREA “It’s a world of lawlessness,” Rev. Kim Dal-sung muttered over the phone as he drove his tiny KIA over narrow dirt paths zigzagging through greenhouses made of plastic sheets and tubes. In the bleak landscape of dull blue and gray in Pocheon, a town near South Korea’s ultra-modern capital, hundreds of migrant workers from across Asia toil in harsh conditions, unprotected by labor laws while doing the hardest, lowest-paid farm work most Koreans avoid. ....