Saturday, October 15, 2011

Recent Crackdown Reports in South Korea

Government Joint Crackdown Notice

** Obey law and order about foreign workers employment
** Hiring undocumented foreign workers will be fined maximum 20,000,000 won.
** Voluntarily leaving foreign workers will get the benefit of penalty exemption and deregulation of re-entry

Period: Sep 19, 2011 – Nov 30, 2011

Information Campaign: Sep 19 – Sep 30, 2011 (2 weeks)
Voluntary Exit Program: Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2011 (1 month)
Crackdown on undocumented: Nov 1 – Nov 30, 2011 (1 month)
Major target: Work place where hiring many EPS visa validity terminating workers
— Foreign workers concentrated area such as large scale industrial complex and
etc.
— Manpower Agency, Construction Field, Service Industry
— Adult Entertainment Bar, Massage Parlor and etc.