Jeonbuk Region Migrant Women Counseling Center Opens Anew

Operated as the 7th Nationwide
Counselors from China, Vietnam, Philippines, and Russia Assigned
Available to All Migrant Women

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] A counseling center for migrant women is newly opening in the Jeonbuk region.

On the 20th, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced that it will open a counseling center in Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, providing counseling, interpretation/translation, medical, and legal services for migrant women who are victims of violence. There are 62,000 foreign residents in the Jeonbuk area, including about 24,000 multicultural families and 38,000 foreign workers.

The Jeonbuk Migrant Women Counseling Center is the seventh of its kind to operate nationwide. Counselors from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Russia who have completed the domestic violence counseling training course will be assigned to provide counseling in their native languages. The center will also establish a regional network with related organizations such as the Danuri Call Center and Multicultural Family Support Center to offer various services. Medical expenses will be supported if treatment is needed due to domestic violence or sexual violence. When leaving shelters or other protective facilities, migrant women with strong independence will be eligible to receive a self-reliance support fund of 5 million won after screening. The counseling center is available to all migrant women residing in Korea, as well as multicultural families.

Hwang Yoon-jung, Director of the Rights Promotion Bureau at the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, said, "We expect the migrant women counseling center to play a key role as a communication window and a protection channel where victims of violence can seek help."

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