총 8페이지

8 OCTOBER7,2004
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FEATURE
Takingoffprejudicecoveredglasses
Reportage:Followingthelivesofmigrantworkers’inYongin
Distinguishyourself
Morethan20yearshavepassedsincemigrant
son when he goes into a Korean elementary
LeeJun-gul/TheArgus
Bangladeshmusicandsnakedance,andsoon.
workers came into Korea and started working.
schoolwithoutanyKoreanskills.”
The festival was first held last year, and this
fromothers
They were legally allowed since 1993, by the
Anotherproblemistheirvisa.Currentlythey
yearitwasheldforthesecondtime.Thereisno
IndustrialTraineeSystem(ITS)andinAugust,
are living and working in Korea legally, but
comparison between this year and last year on
Employment Permit System (EPS) was put in
when they first came to Korea, they came in
the number of visitors, but according to the
operation.Therearemorethan400,000migrant
with travel visas and worked illegally. Their
participants of last year’s festival many more
workersinKorea,butonly180,000ofthemare
working visa expires next year, and actually
people came this year and enjoyed the festival
legal under the EPS. Whether they are legal or
thereisnowaytorenewitbeforetheygetback
withmigrantworkers.
not,mostofthemfindtheirjobinKoreaandare
to Mongolia. They had been living through
The reporter was also at the place as a
living fine. Are they still not affordable for
many hardships and finally adapted to Korean
volunteer,helpedMr.Kwang-jinintheVietnam
Koreansociety?Aren’ttheyrespectablepeople
society, but they have to leave here soon.
booth. Kwang-jin looked very tired, saying“I
whoareneededinKoreanindustry?TheArgus
EnkheeandTumurworriesaboutgoingbackto
wasatthecenteruntil5O’clockthismorningto
followedthemigrantworkers’livesinKorea.
their nation in the winter, saying“We want to
plantheeventsandpreparethefood.ButIam
live where we want to live, and also wish our
having fun and feeling happy that people
Nana’sfamilyfromMongolia
kidsgrowupinbettercountry.WelikeKorean
concernaboutVietnam,andenjoyingmyfood.”
Nana was born in Korea three years ago,
foodandKoreanpeople.Wealwaysworkhard.
Kwang-jin made Vietnamese fried dumplings,
between her mother Enkhee (36) and father
Isn’tthatenough?”
and it was one of the favorite choices by
Tumur (40). Nowadays, Nana goes to the
visitors. Instant rice noodles and taking photos
nursery school in Yongin Community Welfare
Mr.Kwang-jin’sChuseok
withvolunteerswearingVietnamesetraditional
Center at 9 O’clock in the morning. A shuttle
DuyTrinh(27),asknownasMr.Kwang-jin
customwasverypopular,too.
Enkhee,Nana,andTumur.
bustakeshertotheschool,andtakesherback
toKoreanpeople,camefromVietnam6years
At lunch time, a special couple with their
home at 5 O’clock. Enkhee and Tumur can
ago. He was enjoying the Chuseok holidays,
office in Vietnam due to the IMF crisis, so
relatives visited the Vietnamese booth from far
workatthefactorywithoutanyworries.Enkhee
becausehecanmeethisVietnamesefriendson
Kwang-jin lost his job and became an illegal
away, coming from Wonju city. They were an
LeeHye-seung(GS-04)
isworkingatavinylwrapfactory,andTumuris
Chuseok, which is a rare holiday when he can
sojourner. He worked hard to live in Korea,
international couple with their daughter Ye-jin,
workingatastringfactorylocatedinYongin.It
meetwithhisfriends.Whenthereportervisited
working in many factories, such as welding
LimJae-hyeokandVietnameseladyHoangThi
OhSae-hoon/TheArgus
hasbeen5yearssinceEnkheeandTumurcame
asmallfactoryinYongin,about18peoplewere
factory,pressfactory,stainlesssteelfactory,and
Phuong. Mr. Lim said after the delicious
toKorea,andnowthefamilyisdoingfineand
abouttohavetheirdinnerwithVietnamesefood
soon.Nowadays,hehasbeenworkingatasock
VietnameselunchwithVietnameserelatives,“I
W
makingstablemoney.Thecouplecangethealth
on the factory floor. The dormitory was too
factory. He even works in the weekends.“The
married my wife a year ago, but I was always
hatimagecomestoyourmindwhenyouseeananchorreporting
care every month at Migrant Workers Human
small for 18 people to eat together. Kwang-jin
factoryistoobusybecauseithasnotbeenlong
sorry that my wife had nobody to talk to in
newsontelevision?
Right Center, and Nana also gets heath care at
said,“I miss my family in Vietnam a lot, but
sinceitopened.Workingsevendaysaweekis
Vietnamese. My wife and I are very glad to
DoyouremembertheannouncerwhobroadcastedtheAthensOlympic
herschool.NowTumurisregardedasaskilled
whenImeetthesefriends,Icanforgetaboutit
okay since I can earn extra money, but too
enjoy this festival, and we wish another Asian
asthemainMCofSBS? Sheistheonewhocried,“Rarerecord,pang
worker, paid 1,400,000 won a month. The
for a while. There were about 30 friends here
tiring,soIwillfindanotherplacetoworksoon.”
culturalfestivaltobeheldinWonju,too.”
pangpang!!!”atnooneverySaturday.Shewasthehostoftheshow.Her
familylivesinthefactorydormitory,sotheydo
who kept in touch with me and we help each
Kwang-jin seemed to have attached to Korean
The festival was successfully held until 6
name is Lee Hye-seung, who is attending HUFS Graduate School of
not have duty to pay bills like electricity bill.
other,butsomeofthemwenttotheirplacefor
way of life, as well as his good speaking of
O’clock. During the festival, Korean and
Interpretation & Translation. Behind the splendor spotlight, she has
Theycanmeettheirfriendsinthecentereasily.
tomorrow’swork.”Itwasaveryfestivedinner
Korean.
migrant workers enjoyed music and games
passionforstudying.Shelivesenthusiasticallyasanannouncerandasa
Many important matters seems to be secure
with chats and laughs. They played chess and
Kwang-jin learns Korean from university
together, had a meaningful time to understand
student.Ateverysixo’clockinthemorning,hervoicecomesoutofthe
forthem,buttherearemoreproblemslivingin
cards after the dinner. Kwang-jin’s engaged
student volunteer teachers at Migrant Workers
each other. Junior of Myongji university Bae
radio, acting as a DJ of her own show,“Lee Hye-seung’s Morning
Korea.EnkheeandTumurhaveanothersonin
girlfriend Huong Thao (25) was also at the
Human Right Center. Nowadays, Kwang-jin
Sun-won,whovolunteerlyteachesKoreanatthe
Express.”SheisalsothemainMCof“BeautifulStore”whichisonTV
Mongolia, but about their son, they can hardly
place. Kwang-jin and Huong Thao came
hardlyfindshisVietnamesefriendsatthecenter,
Migrant Workers Human Right Center
everyThursdaymorningat11:35.Duringherchildhoodshelivedabroad.
thinktoinvitehimandlivetogether.Nanacould
togetherfromVietnam.
because they are very careful showing
commentedonhelpingmigrantworkers,“Ifeel
Her experience of living overseas gave her special skills in different
learnKoreanwhenshewasborn,buttheirson
Actually, Kwang-jin is an illegal sojourner
themselves in public. This is because of the
that my eyesight of the world have been
languages.ShelikesFrenchandtooklearningFrenchveryseriously.She
cannot speak Korean. Moreover, even Nana
now.HecametoKoreaasanindustrialtrainee
crack downs that is being held by the
widenedduringthesixmonthsIworkedforthe
enjoysrelatingculturalelementssuchaschansoninFrench.HerEnglish
does not go to same class with Korean kids at
of Hyosung Vietnam with a nine-month-
ImmigrationOffice.“Itisdangerousindeed,but
center. Now these Asian countries and the
is exceptional and her fluency in English was one of the reasons she
thewelfarecenter,becauseKoreanparentswant
contract, but instead of the trainee process the
IcannotstoplearningKoreanbecauseIhavea
peoplearenotajudgementofprejudicetome,
hostedtheWashingtonPeaceConcerttocelebratethe100thanniversary
theirbabyseparatedwithforeignkids.About10
companymadehimworkinthefactoryandjust
dream to come back here again and formally
they are our fellows who work hard to fulfill
ofemigration.InSBShertalentisrecognized.Hertalentliesnotonlyin
boys and girls of migrant workers are studying
paidhim50,000wonforlivingexpenses.After
studyKorean.Moreimmediatewishes?Itisto
theirlife.”
languagesbutmanyotherareasaswell.
together.Enkheesaid,“Iamworriedaboutmy
3 months, Hyosung in Vietnam withdrew the
getbackhometomeetmyparentsandrelatives,
WhenshewasthestudentofSeoulNationalUniversity,shejoineda
and finally keep the promise I made with my
theatricalclub.SheperformedaplayinDaehakroasanamateur.Atthat
girlfriendsixyearsago.”
time,theuniversitycelebratedthe50thanniversary.Shewasinvolvedin
ByLeeJun-gul
all activities as an actress, a producer, a make-up artist and as a club
Don’tleaveusout!
EditorofNationalSection
president.
“Let’smeetAsiainYong-in!”Asiancultural
After she graduated, she became a reporter for MBN (Maeil
LeeJun-gul/TheArgus
festival was held in front of Yongin Sports
BroadcastingNetwork).ShestudiedsteadilyatSeoulNationalUniversity
Complex by volunteers of Migrant Workers
GraduateSchoolmajoringincommunication.Atthattimeshealsohada
Human Right Center under CLC Korea and
chancetobeananchorforanEnglishnewsprogramforthreemonths.
migrant workers on October 3. Participant
Shemadeuphermindtobeanannouncer.“IjustthoughtthatIcoulddo
nations were Nepal, Mongolia, Bangladesh,
thejobwell,”shesaid.
Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Pakistan, and
Shebecameanannouncerin2000.Herdreamcametrue. Atfirst,she
Philippine. Each country had their own booth.
was a weather forecaster in the morning news. She thought she would
Main events of each booth were selling their
becomeamainnewscaster.Butshemovedfromentertainingprogramto
own traditional food and souvenir, and
sports.“Idon’thavemanyexperiencesbutIwanttoreportprofessionally
introducing each nation and traditional
andnaturally.Ithinkitfitswellforme,”shesaid.
costumes. Visitors could put on the traditional
SomeonemayfeelenvythatshehadbeeninAthens,butbroadcasting
clothes and take pictures. At the coner of the
was so hard there. Athens is six hours ahead of time than Seoul. She
festivalplace,filmsbymigrantworkerswereon
workedstandingforthirteenhourseverydaywhileshewasbroadcasting
in a tent:“Life is a struggle, struggle is life,”
intheInternationalBroadcastingCenter(IBC).Shewantedtowatchthe
“Mixedwords,”and“AstoryofYona.”Onthe
actualgamesinthestadiumbutshewasonlyabletoheartheexcitement
LeeJun-gul/TheArgus
Kwang-jinwalking
stage, migrant workers made some cultural
oftheaudience’syellingintheIBC.Theonlygamethatshecouldenjoy
Kwang-jin(right)andhisVietnamesefriendsgatheredfordinneronChuseok.
thestreets.
events, such as Nepalese traditional dance,
wasMen’s4x100mRelayFinal.Sherecallsthatitwasreallyexciting
andpowerful.
Everyonethinksshesucceededinherlife.However,shesaysthatshe
was the happiest on stage. She is still a student.“Women announcers
Toughstruggleforlaborrights
haveashortlifethanotherjobs.Ihavetoconstantlydevelopmyselfand
distinguish myself from others. I want to be stand out,”she remarked.
Sheworksearlyinthemorningandstudiesatnoon.It’shard,butsheis
I
thasbeenover300daysthemigrantworkers
members, who come every Tuesday and make
employer’s mood, because the system permits
pressure of dept,”said Jahid. He has not been
happystudying.Sheenjoysthefreeatmosphereofthecampuswhichis
of Korean Confederation of Trade Union
food to eat together. Jahid (30), who came to
employers to employ the migrant workers.
workingformorethanoneandahalfyear.But
differentfromtherigidworkplaceshespendsmosthertimein.During
continuedtheirsitting-downstruggleusingtents
Korea 9 years ago from Bangladesh welcomed
Actually the system takes away our rights to
he is still eager at the struggling. Everyday he
thesummer,shestrolledthroughthecampuswithanice-cream.Shesaid
infrontoftheMyeong-dongCatholicCathedral.
thereporterwithwarmhands.Hisconditionwas
move our workplace.”He added the EPS is
has a meeting with other workers on how to
shehasnoteateninthecafeteriayet.
The workers at the tent constantly persisted in
notverygood,duetoaslightcold.
naturally based on the Industrial Trainee
hardentheirstruggleandfightforLPStogether.
Forthatstudentswhowanttobecomeanannouncer,shesays“Be
the Labor Permit System (LPS), as an
Jahid started to explain the situation of
System,whichforceworkerstodisadvantages.
“We need more activists, not just helpers. It is
proudofyourselvesandbefair;don’tbearrogant.Braveitout,findyour
alternative of the Employment Permit System
migrant workers in fluent Korean. Due to the
Listening about his life in Korea, the topic
notjustourproblem,butabigproblemtosolve
uniquetalentanddevelopyourselves.Makeyourselvesdistinct!”
(EPS). As the weather is getting colder again
EPS, the Immigration Office started to
changedtocurrentstruggling.Hesaidthesit-on
inKoreanlaborsociety,”explainedJahid.
and the struggling period is getting longer,
strengthen the police crack downs since 2003,
struggle is basically very difficult, because he
Atthecornerofthetent,PratitfromNepalwas
protesters are having a hard time. There were
November. 12 workers have killed themselves
cannot wash well, and he cannot eat enough.
playing a guitar. The song sounded gloomy,
over 90 people last year, but only 23 people
by the pressure after the bill was passed. Jahid
“NowIdon’thaveenoughmoneytolive,soI
madethereporterstopforawhile.Whencanthey
ByLeeSang-hee
werestillstrugglingatthetent.
said,“The authority says that EPS is a good
cannotevencallmyhomeinBangladesh.This
gettosingabrightsongwithKoreanpeople?
ReporterofInternationalSection
When the reporter visited the tent, workers
system,butweshouldfightfortheLPS.Under
is because I cannot send any money to my
were eating dinner with“Struggle and rice”
the EPS, workers should be aware to the
family, they even sold the house under the
ByLeeJun-gul/TheArgus
Takecareontheseinvestigations
VisionofHUFSis“foreign studies”
Makeitmatchwithreality
CHAT+HUFS
JungSu-nam
CartoonistofTheArgus

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