Korea: “I’ll pay you soon. Don’t worry,” her boss kept telling her. Having been forced to take out a loan of 3 million won to pay for her daily expenses, Mei had no choice but to leave the farm.
Korea: “I’ll pay you soon. Don’t worry,” her boss kept telling her. Having been forced to take out a loan of 3 million won to pay for her daily expenses, Mei had no choice but to leave the farm.
english.hani.co.kr Months and months of overdue wages are pushing migrant workers in Korea into debt
As of 2022, Korean employers owed 122.3 billion won (US$88.7 million) in back pay to their foreign employees
