| Title |
The Current Status of Residential Facilities of Foreign Workers in Gyeonggi-do |
| Authors |
남지현(Nam, Jee-Hyun) ; 조희은(Jo, Hee-Eun) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2023.39.4.27 |
| Keywords |
Foreign workers; farmland and fishing villages; accommodations; residential standards |
| Abstract |
This study examines laws and policies on the provision of housing for foreign workers and the status and problems of foreign workers’
accommodations in Gyeonggi province to identify the fundamental reason behind recurring accidents in rural areas. The data for this study
was obtained from a survey conducted by the Gyeonggi-do Foreigner Policy Division based on the MEL’s data on foreign workers’
accommodations compiled from September to November 2020 that was published as Residential Environment for Foreign Workers in Farming
and Fishing villages: Actual Condition Survey Results and Improvement Plan. The principles for providing workers’ accommodations stipulated
in Korean law was compared with the criteria and requirements set forth by international organizations and other countries; Korean law
seemed more focused on setting the minimum requirements for workers’ accommodations. In contrast, international standards for adequate
housing and workers’ housing standards of other countries not only set minimum requirements, but also considered various factors that could
enhance a workers’ living, quality of life and quarantee equal treatment of foreign workers that included the demand for different types of
housing, location, access to cultural facilities, and supplementary facilities. vironment and quality of life and guarantee equal treatment of
foreign workers, including the demand for different types of housing, location, access to cultural facilities, and supplementary facilities. Upon
analysis of the data on foreign workers’ residential facilities in Gyeonggi Province, it was revealed that the biggest problem was where the
housing facilities were located. Around 43% or 800 sites of the foreign workers’ accommodations were built on farmland, which is a
violation of the Farmland Act. |