On August 28, Gwangsan District in Gwangju announced that it will operate a labor and human rights counseling center to support the local settlement and protect the human rights of migrant workers.

Gwangsan District Office, Gwangju.

Gwangsan District Office, Gwangju.

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The counseling center will be open from September 3 until the end of the year, with sessions divided between weekdays and weekends. Weekday counseling will be held three times a month on the first floor of the district office, from 7:00 p.m. for two hours. Weekend counseling will take place once a month at the Usan Health and Life Support Center, from 2:00 p.m. for two hours.


The center will have one lawyer or labor attorney, along with two interpreters for Russian, Vietnamese, Burmese, and Cambodian, to provide free consultations. It will support issues such as inconveniences, discrimination, and human rights violations experienced in the workplace and daily life.



Gwangsan District plans to coordinate with relevant agencies based on the counseling cases and analyze them to inform policy. The operation schedule can be found on the district office website and official social media channels.


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