[KS] A new web-site that deals with the question of migrant labor in South Korea

[Vladimir Tikhonov]

Dear colleagues,

I am very pleased to announced to you that a new web site devoted to the 
issue of foreign laborers in South Korea, was open today. The web site, 
http://www.foa2002.or.kr/ , contains large variety of materials on both the 
question of "unregistered" migrant workers in Korea, and various solidarity 
campaigns currently carried out by Korean activists (including 
Burma-related campaigns and Korean participation in the international 
anti-sweatshop movement). The site is maintained by the "Friends of Asia" - 
a new-born support group for the migrant workers, currently based in the 
city of Ilsan, to the north of Seoul proper. The group provides free 
training in Korean and various other subjects to the migrant workers, 
participates in various related campaigns, but also supports research work 
on the question of foreign labor in Korea - largely unknown in the outside 
world. It provides, among other things, opportunities for internships for 
the foreign researchers wishing to do fieldwork on the migrant labor issue 
in Korea and also help in the group's volunteer work. The site contains, 
among other features, a good e-library of recent Korean newspaper 
publications on the foreign labor issue (including some on the foreign sex 
laborers - Russian and Philippine). Together with Prof. Seol Dong-hun's 
excellent site, http://soc.chonbuk.ac.kr/soc/dhseol/main.html it may serve 
as one of the main e-sources for teaching on Korea's foreign labor problems.

Best greetings,

Vladimir (Pak Noja)



Vladimir Tikhonov,
Department of East European and Oriental Studies,
Faculty of Arts,
University of Oslo,
P.b. 1030, Blindern, 0315, Oslo, Norway.
Fax: 47-22854140; Tel: 47-22857118
Personal web page: 
http://www.geocities.com/volodyatikhonov/volodyatikhonov.html
Electronic classroom: http://www.geocities.com/uioeastasia2002/main.html

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