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moosehead
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 Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:26 am Post subject: what was Sunday's protest about? |
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this afternoon I was on a bus on Jongno headed towards Kyobo bldg - we were stuck in traffic and next thing I knew surrounded by protestors - looking out the window I realized there were many - maybe most of them - were NOT Koreans - it looked like a variety of ethnicities -
they were carrying signs, of course, some were duplicative and printed in E stating "stop the crackdown" or something like that and then some K (which I don't read)
am just curious if anyone knows if this was about immigration/immigrant issues or what exactly? |
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moosehead
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:04 am Post subject: |
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| bump - did anyone hear anything? |
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fortysixyou
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:45 am Post subject: |
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| nope. |
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Frankly Mr Shankly
Joined: 13 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:00 am Post subject: Re: what was Sunday's protest about? |
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| moosehead wrote: |
this afternoon I was on a bus on Jongno headed towards Kyobo bldg - we were stuck in traffic and next thing I knew surrounded by protestors - looking out the window I realized there were many - maybe most of them - were NOT Koreans - it looked like a variety of ethnicities -
they were carrying signs, of course, some were duplicative and printed in E stating "stop the crackdown" or something like that and then some K (which I don't read)
am just curious if anyone knows if this was about immigration/immigrant issues or what exactly? |
Most likely immigrant workers protesting against the crackdown on undocumented labourers. There was a full-page feature in the Herald today about it, along with an article on a priest who runs a workers' rights centre out of Garibong. Interesting stuff. |
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Lekker
Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:15 am Post subject: Re: what was Sunday's protest about? |
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| Frankly Mr Shankly wrote: |
| moosehead wrote: |
this afternoon I was on a bus on Jongno headed towards Kyobo bldg - we were stuck in traffic and next thing I knew surrounded by protestors - looking out the window I realized there were many - maybe most of them - were NOT Koreans - it looked like a variety of ethnicities -
they were carrying signs, of course, some were duplicative and printed in E stating "stop the crackdown" or something like that and then some K (which I don't read)
am just curious if anyone knows if this was about immigration/immigrant issues or what exactly? |
Most likely immigrant workers protesting against the crackdown on undocumented labourers. There was a full-page feature in the Herald today about it, along with an article on a priest who runs a workers' rights centre out of Garibong. Interesting stuff. |
So would that mean more jobs for Koreans? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:17 am Post subject: Re: what was Sunday's protest about? |
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| So would that mean more jobs for Koreans? |
It would except that they do the jobs (DDD) that Koreans already refuse to do. |
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Frankly Mr Shankly
Joined: 13 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:24 am Post subject: Re: what was Sunday's protest about? |
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| So would that mean more jobs for Koreans? |
It would except that they do the jobs (DDD) that Koreans already refuse to do. |
And have been refusing to do since 1988, when the first tranche came over. Also, with its declining birth rate, Korea will need to either dramatically increase the number of babies being born (unlikely with such competitive pressures as education costs) or fully embrace immigration and start following most other developed nations down the multicultural path. That, or accept a shrinking of the economy and thus living standards. Any thoughts on the matter, Lekker? |
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komtengi
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:10 am Post subject: Re: what was Sunday's protest about? |
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| Lekker wrote: |
| Frankly Mr Shankly wrote: |
| moosehead wrote: |
this afternoon I was on a bus on Jongno headed towards Kyobo bldg - we were stuck in traffic and next thing I knew surrounded by protestors - looking out the window I realized there were many - maybe most of them - were NOT Koreans - it looked like a variety of ethnicities -
they were carrying signs, of course, some were duplicative and printed in E stating "stop the crackdown" or something like that and then some K (which I don't read)
am just curious if anyone knows if this was about immigration/immigrant issues or what exactly? |
Most likely immigrant workers protesting against the crackdown on undocumented labourers. There was a full-page feature in the Herald today about it, along with an article on a priest who runs a workers' rights centre out of Garibong. Interesting stuff. |
So would that mean more jobs for Koreans? |
thought he left? |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:42 am Post subject: Re: what was Sunday's protest about? |
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| Frankly Mr Shankly wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
| Lekker wrote: |
| So would that mean more jobs for Koreans? |
It would except that they do the jobs (DDD) that Koreans already refuse to do. |
And have been refusing to do since 1988, when the first tranche came over. Also, with its declining birth rate, Korea will need to either dramatically increase the number of babies being born (unlikely with such competitive pressures as education costs) or fully embrace immigration and start following most other developed nations down the multicultural path. That, or accept a shrinking of the economy and thus living standards. Any thoughts on the matter, Lekker? |
Yup. |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Catch-22 for South Korea. |
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jeng
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Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:17 am Post subject: |
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| Exactly! |
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