It is already 28 years passed since the Korean government startedimporting the low skilled migrant workers. And also it has been 15years since the opening of the current EPS, but Korea governmentstill have the strong recommendation from UN for the correction ofthe mistreatment of migrant workers against human rights.
The biggest issue with the EPS is that it comprises a largenumber of elements against human rights issues which is led bystructural problem of the system.
Korean government just trying to change some legal rules andregulations within the basic structure and framework of the systemwhenever there was strong tackle of structural reform for EPS. Thisis the result of failing to see the EPS as the structure of the socialcontrol system for migrant workers.
This study analyzed the human rights of migrant workers in viewof the characteristics of Galtung's concept of structural violence tosettle the structural problem. As a result of the analysis, the issue of the EPS is no longerjudged as a phenomenon of discrimination and exclusion from thepersonal dimension between employers and workers, but it is ratherto be considered a structural problem of EPS against the humanrights.
Therefore, I suggest some solutions to solve the problem ofhuman rights violation caused by the structural violence constitutingthe EPS. First, the dual EPS consist of general(E-9) andspecial(H-2) EPS must be abolished. Second, Korean governmentmust consider the necessity of affirmative remedies for humanrights protection of undocumented migrant workers and femalemigrant workers who are absolutely weak in human rightsprotection. Lastly, I suggest inducing of the point-based laborpermit system gradually, and it finally must go to the SkilledWorkers Immigration system of an advanced countries such asCanada and Australia which can integrate current long term migrantworkers who have worked more than 5 years.
@article{ART002679038}, author={Choi Kyungsik}, title={A Study on the Reform Plan of the Employment Permit System(EPS): Focusing on the Characteristics of Galtung's Concept of Structural Violence}, journal={Journal of Human Rights Studies}, issn={2635-4632}, year={2019}, volume={2}, number={1}, pages={145-182}, doi={10.22976/JHRS.2019.2.1.145}
TY - JOUR AU - Choi Kyungsik TI - A Study on the Reform Plan of the Employment Permit System(EPS): Focusing on the Characteristics of Galtung's Concept of Structural Violence JO - Journal of Human Rights Studies PY - 2019 VL - 2 IS - 1 PB - Korean Association of Human Rights Studies SP - 145 EP - 182 SN - 2635-4632 AB - It is already 28 years passed since the Korean government startedimporting the low skilled migrant workers. And also it has been 15years since the opening of the current EPS, but Korea governmentstill have the strong recommendation from UN for the correction ofthe mistreatment of migrant workers against human rights.
The biggest issue with the EPS is that it comprises a largenumber of elements against human rights issues which is led bystructural problem of the system.
Korean government just trying to change some legal rules andregulations within the basic structure and framework of the systemwhenever there was strong tackle of structural reform for EPS. Thisis the result of failing to see the EPS as the structure of the socialcontrol system for migrant workers.
This study analyzed the human rights of migrant workers in viewof the characteristics of Galtung's concept of structural violence tosettle the structural problem. As a result of the analysis, the issue of the EPS is no longerjudged as a phenomenon of discrimination and exclusion from thepersonal dimension between employers and workers, but it is ratherto be considered a structural problem of EPS against the humanrights.
Therefore, I suggest some solutions to solve the problem ofhuman rights violation caused by the structural violence constitutingthe EPS. First, the dual EPS consist of general(E-9) andspecial(H-2) EPS must be abolished. Second, Korean governmentmust consider the necessity of affirmative remedies for humanrights protection of undocumented migrant workers and femalemigrant workers who are absolutely weak in human rightsprotection. Lastly, I suggest inducing of the point-based laborpermit system gradually, and it finally must go to the SkilledWorkers Immigration system of an advanced countries such asCanada and Australia which can integrate current long term migrantworkers who have worked more than 5 years. KW - Employment Permit System(EPS);Migrant Worker;Structural Violence of Galtung;Human Rights of Migrant Worker;Point Based Labor Permit System DO - 10.22976/JHRS.2019.2.1.145 ER -
Choi Kyungsik. (2019). A Study on the Reform Plan of the Employment Permit System(EPS): Focusing on the Characteristics of Galtung's Concept of Structural Violence. Journal of Human Rights Studies, 2(1), 145-182.
Choi Kyungsik. 2019, "A Study on the Reform Plan of the Employment Permit System(EPS): Focusing on the Characteristics of Galtung's Concept of Structural Violence", Journal of Human Rights Studies, vol.2, no.1 pp.145-182. Available from: doi:10.22976/JHRS.2019.2.1.145
Choi Kyungsik "A Study on the Reform Plan of the Employment Permit System(EPS): Focusing on the Characteristics of Galtung's Concept of Structural Violence" Journal of Human Rights Studies 2.1 pp.145-182 (2019) : 145.
Choi Kyungsik. A Study on the Reform Plan of the Employment Permit System(EPS): Focusing on the Characteristics of Galtung's Concept of Structural Violence. 2019; 2(1), 145-182. Available from: doi:10.22976/JHRS.2019.2.1.145
Choi Kyungsik. "A Study on the Reform Plan of the Employment Permit System(EPS): Focusing on the Characteristics of Galtung's Concept of Structural Violence" Journal of Human Rights Studies 2, no.1 (2019) : 145-182.doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2019.2.1.145
Choi Kyungsik. A Study on the Reform Plan of the Employment Permit System(EPS): Focusing on the Characteristics of Galtung's Concept of Structural Violence. Journal of Human Rights Studies, 2(1), 145-182. doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2019.2.1.145
Choi Kyungsik. A Study on the Reform Plan of the Employment Permit System(EPS): Focusing on the Characteristics of Galtung's Concept of Structural Violence. Journal of Human Rights Studies. 2019; 2(1) 145-182. doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2019.2.1.145
Choi Kyungsik. A Study on the Reform Plan of the Employment Permit System(EPS): Focusing on the Characteristics of Galtung's Concept of Structural Violence. 2019; 2(1), 145-182. Available from: doi:10.22976/JHRS.2019.2.1.145
Choi Kyungsik. "A Study on the Reform Plan of the Employment Permit System(EPS): Focusing on the Characteristics of Galtung's Concept of Structural Violence" Journal of Human Rights Studies 2, no.1 (2019) : 145-182.doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2019.2.1.145