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The Ministry of Justice is seen at the government complex in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi. [YONHAP]

Gov't establishes task force aimed at preventing foreign workers' rights violations

The Ministry of Justice said Monday it has established a new team dedicated to preventing human rights violations against foreign workers and strengthening protections for them.

2026.6.1

Immigrants and activists hold a press conference demanding expansion of eligibility of cash relief to mitigate soaring gas prices in front of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea in central Seoul on April 28. [YONHAP]

Rights groups file petition over foreign residents' cash relief exclusion

Immigrants' rights advocacy groups filed a petition with the state-run human rights watchdog over foreign residents' exclusion from cash relief from the Korean government, according to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea on Tuesday.

2026.4.29

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A report was filed alleging that a manager at a textile manufacturer in Incheon assaulted a migrant worker. The man in the white top on the right is the migrant worker. [SCREEN CAPTURE/MBC]

Police probe report of manager assaulting migrant worker at Incheon factory

Police have launched an investigation into a report that a manager at a textile manufacturer in Incheon assaulted a migrant worker.

2026.4.25

An AI-generated image of a man escaping from a boat by swimming [CHATGPT]

Man who fled Coast Guard in South Chungcheong still on the run three days after escape

The Coast Guard belatedly learned that an undocumented migrant fled the authorities — while being transported inland by them — by jumping from a vessel. Though officials immediately pursued him, his whereabouts have remained unknown for three days.

2026.4.24

Nepalese migrant worker Sumesh Barma [KIM KYOUNG-ROK]

Migrant workers face far higher injury and fatality rates than Korean nationals, study shows

Migrant workers face a far higher fatality rate from workplace accidents than Korean nationals. In 2024 alone, 114 migrant workers died in industrial accidents, a rate that was 2.3 to 3.6 times that of Korean workers.

2026.1.28

Vietnamese migrant workers harvest radishes in a field in Yeongam County, South Jeolla, on Dec. 4, 2025. [HWANG HEE-GYU]

Migrant workers find a welcoming home in smalltown Korea

Kobiljon, a 42-year-old migrant worker to Korea from Uzbekistan, shared his New Year’s wish over a glass of beer on Dec. 27, 2025 — to play a song on the guitar that sounded like rain falling on his hometown.

2026.1.18

Park Chan-su, right, the owner of a studio apartment building in Yeongam County, South Jeolla, greets a migrant worker, left, as he leaves for work, in 2025. [JUN YUL]

Acceptance versus resentment: Two immigrant areas in Korea tell contrasting tales

Yeongam County in South Jeolla placed among the highest-ranked regions nationwide for immigrant acceptance. At the other end of the scale stood Jeju, which recorded an acceptance score of 52.1, among the lowest in the country.

2026.1.18

A general view of a U.S. State Department sign outside the U.S. State Department building in Washington on Juy 11, 2025 [REUTERS/YONHAP]

U.S. to suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns

The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia.

2026.1.15

State Sen. Omar Fateh, DFL-Minneapolis, speaks during a news conference at Coyle Community Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as community leaders react to the immigration enforcement efforts aimed at Somalians recently announced by the Trump administration, Dec 5. [AP/YONHAP]

What to know about Somalia as Trump wants Somalis in the U.S. to leave

U.S. President Donald Trump has called Somali immigrants living in the United States “garbage” and wants them to leave, claiming without evidence that “they contribute nothing.”

2025.12.4

Foreigners and Koreans call for an end to racism at a rally held in front of Seoul Station in central Seoul on March 16, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. [YONHAP]

Gyeonggi's antiracism laws are now in effect. How will they affect foreign residents?

A set of ordinances prohibiting racial discrimination against immigrants came into effect in Gyeonggi on Friday, marking the first local laws in Korea to explicitly advocate racial equality.

2025.10.15