Here is the latest crackdown by the ROK government on illegal immigrant workers in South Korea:
Migrant workers are caught working illegally in Korea. Courtesy of Ministry of Justice
The Korean government is cracking down on undocumented migrant workers across the country.
The Ministry of Justice said Friday its main target is foreigners who work here illegally after entering the country through visa-waiver programs ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
According to the ministry, the number of undocumented migrant workers surged to 312,346 in May from 251,041 in December 2017.
More than 14,600 undocumented migrant workers have been caught this year, up 7.3 percent from the same period last year; many were Thai women who took advantage of the visa-waiver programs to work at massage parlors and bars here.
Illegal immigrants, if caught, are deported immediately and their employers could face a maximum of three years in prison or a fine of 20 million won ($18,000).
The ministry said the crackdown will continue throughout the year. [Korea Times]
ROK Heads may remember that South Korea launched an immigration reform measure two years ago that caused many illegal immigrants to self deport, but it appears the need for more prostitutes prior to the Winter Olympics caused a surge in illegal immigration again.
Geeze CH I thought you treated your “workers” better than that… and that wallpaper!
So how much was the fine?
Someone didn’t put enough won in the white envelope….
Beat me to it, Smokes.
I was going to say:
1. Why do they have to ceack down on the only slinky white girls in Korea.
2. The only crime I see is that wallpaper.
umm.. those don’t look like Thai illegal workers there. They’re white women.
They look like juice pourers.
I suspect they’re Slavic based on the off-denim pictured. How long is it going to take for the Iron Curtain fashion to go away?