By: Byoung-ha Lee
It was in 1987 that foreign workers came into Korean society for the first time as domestic helpers in the wealthiest area of Seoul. After that, the numbers of migrant workers have sharply increased.
Though the number decreased due to the Asian Financial Crisis, the flow of migrant workers increased again since the fall of 1999. According to a 2002 report published by the Office of the Prime Minister, there were
an estimated 337,000 foreign workers in South Korea. These workers fill up the empty holes of so-called 3 D jobs (difficult, dangerous or dirty jobs) such as small factories, construction sites, heat-treat, fishery, dyeing, restaurants, farms and so on. Thus, they are essential parts of the Korean economy, especially, unskilled production, at which native Koreans no longer want to work.
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