A Reorganization Plan of the Immigration Administration in South Korea

Hoon, Seol Dong

doi:10.22539/culpol.2017.4.3.85

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“…Since the late 1980s, Korea has experienced rapid transformation turning from a labor-exporting to a labor-importing country (Park, 1994). As many small businesses struggled with labor shortages, the Korean government introduced an industrial trainee system in 1991 to mitigate the paucity of workers (Lee and Choi, 2021;Seol, 2017). Faced with human rights issues related to the industrial trainee system and trainees absconding from workplaces to become undocumented, the government introduced the employment permit system to manage unskilled foreign workers in 2004 (Choi, 2016;.…”

Section: Development Of Immigration Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As Table 1 suggests, several ministries are responsible for different aspects of immigration and different categories of immigrants. The MOJ is the primary ministry responsible for migration policies regarding immigration control, management of foreign residents, social integration and naturalization (Lee BY, 2019; Seol, 2017). The Ministry of the Interior and Safety implements support measures for foreign residents (Lee BY, 2019; Seol, 2017).…”

Section: Migration Regimementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The MOJ is the primary ministry responsible for migration policies regarding immigration control, management of foreign residents, social integration and naturalization (Lee BY, 2019; Seol, 2017). The Ministry of the Interior and Safety implements support measures for foreign residents (Lee BY, 2019; Seol, 2017). The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) implements policies concerning foreign workers (Lee BY, 2019; Seol, 2017).…”

Section: Migration Regimementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Ministry of the Interior and Safety implements support measures for foreign residents (Lee BY, 2019; Seol, 2017). The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) implements policies concerning foreign workers (Lee BY, 2019; Seol, 2017). The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) provides support for multicultural families (Lee BY, 2019; Seol, 2017) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) implements educational policies for migrant children (Chong, 2008; Lee BY, 2019).…”

Section: Migration Regimementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) implements policies concerning foreign workers (Lee BY, 2019; Seol, 2017). The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) provides support for multicultural families (Lee BY, 2019; Seol, 2017) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) implements educational policies for migrant children (Chong, 2008; Lee BY, 2019). The pertinent information on these legislations related to migration are shown in Table 1.…”

Section: Migration Regimementioning

confidence: 99%

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The international frameworks on refugee protection, including the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, are among the strongest norms to govern international mobility. Despite the salience and universality of these international norms, however, asylum outcomes, as indicated by refugee recognition rates (RRRs), vary extensively across state parties. The variation in RRR signals a critical normative gap between the institutionalization and implementation of international norms on refugee protection. In this article, I offer an explanation for this gap by examining the role of domestic institutions responsible for implementing relevant international (and domestic) laws on the ground. Through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and analysis of government, media, and non-governmental organization materials, I investigate the case of South Korea, a wealthy liberal democracy known for its exceptionally low RRR. I argue that South Korea’s low RRR is a result of the preexisting and prevailing ethos of the institutions responsible for refugee status determination, which is deeply rooted in the preservation of law and order and therefore fundamentally conflicts with the human protection principles underlying the Convention.

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A Reorganization Plan of the Immigration Administration in South Korea

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The path to inclusion for undocumented migrant children in South Korea

The path to inclusion for undocumented migrant children in South Korea

Preserving Law and Order: How Institutions Implementing International Norms on Refugee Protection Can Restrict Asylum Outcomes

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