Gyeonggi-do and Ministry of Employment and Labor Conduct Joint On-site Inspection of Migrant Workers' Housing Facilities

Formation of the "Gyeonggi Province-Ministry of Employment and Labor Consultative Body for Improving the Residential Environment of Migrant Workers"
Support Measures to Ensure Migrant Workers Do Not Live in Illegal and Poor Facilities

Gyeonggi Province conducted a joint on-site inspection with the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 21st and 22nd, visiting areas with large-scale facility farms concentrated in Icheon, Anseong, and Pocheon.

Gyeonggi Province conducted a joint on-site inspection with the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 21st and 22nd at large-scale facility farms concentrated in Icheon, Anseong, and Pocheon. Photo by Gyeonggi Province

The inspection was carried out together by the Gyeonggi Province Immigration and Social Affairs Bureau, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Life Sciences Bureau, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters, the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s International Cooperation Office, and the relevant labor offices.

The two agencies checked compliance with regulations related to migrant workers’ residential facilities, as well as violations of the Farmland Act and the Building Act, while conducting guidance activities to improve the living environment of migrant workers. They also listened to the difficulties faced by the migrant workers themselves.

Kim Won-gyu, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Immigration and Social Affairs Bureau, stated, “We will prepare various support measures, including linking with related civic organizations, so that migrant workers no longer live in illegal and poor facilities such as vinyl greenhouses and can lead a dignified life.” He added, “Through consultations with the Ministry of Employment and Labor, we plan to conduct continuous on-site inspections of migrant workers’ residential facilities in the province and promote more active administrative measures if guidance is not followed, aiming to improve the treatment of migrant workers.”

Gyeonggi Province has established and is operating a task force chaired by the Second Deputy Governor for Administration called the ‘TF for Improving the Residential Environment of Migrant Workers’ to systematically and consistently promote policies related to migrant workers.

Through the joint inspection, the province plans to form the ‘Gyeonggi Province-Ministry of Employment and Labor Consultative Body for Improving the Residential Environment of Migrant Workers’ and establish joint countermeasures for violations pointed out during the on-site inspections.

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