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Samsung company wage problem

 
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falco



Joined: 26 Nov 2005
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:58 am    Post subject: Samsung company wage problem Reply with quote
Hi, hope I'm posting this in the appropriate forum because its not related to ESL but its is related to working in Korea.

I've got a good Thai friend who worked for the Samsung company in Osan for about 4 years (shes since left and is currently working in the same capacity for LG). Anyway, to cut a long story short, for the last 3 months she worked there her and several other foreign workers were not paid. There appears to be no good reason why this happened other than the fact the Korean supervisor at the factory seemed to take an intense dislike to any non-Koreans who worked there. Despited repeated efforts to get their wages from the people concerned at the factory, all their efforts were in vain.

Just posting this to see if anybody can offer any suggestions about what would be the best way to proceed with this problem. An expensive lawyer is probably out of the question as these women who work on the factory line dont exactly make megabucks. I suggested the labor Board to her but I'm not sure if that is the appropriate route for non E2 foreigners.

Can anybody who has perhaps had experience in these matters offer any suggestions? Would be most grateful.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The labor board is the choice to deal with unpaid wages and if they need assistance the migrant workers center or the Seoul help center are probably the best options for extra help getting read to deal with the labor tribunal.

They do NOT need a lawyer.

http://www.moel.go.kr/english/main.jsp

http://www.migrantok.org/english/viewforum.php?f=114&sid=c85c0bb4eef9b2cbfb75f9fcf7eb9ee6

http://global.seoul.go.kr/

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falco



Joined: 26 Nov 2005
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Much appreciated ttompatz. I'll pass those links along to her.
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bobbyhanlon



Joined: 09 Nov 2003
Location: 서울
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
get your friend to round up a few of her old co-workers, get their stories together, and talk to the hankyoreh or kyunghyang shinmun newspapers.
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oppa637



Joined: 05 Dec 2011
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
For a large company as thus to not pay seems odd. Sounds like we are not getting the full story. Plus, who works for 3 months for free? After the first month, they just kept going to work, not for 2, but 3 months?
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BigBuds



Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Changwon
PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
oppa637 wrote:
For a large company as thus to not pay seems odd. Sounds like we are not getting the full story. Plus, who works for 3 months for free? After the first month, they just kept going to work, not for 2, but 3 months?


This sort of thing is way more common than you think.
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falco



Joined: 26 Nov 2005
PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
oppa637 wrote:
For a large company as thus to not pay seems odd. Sounds like we are not getting the full story. Plus, who works for 3 months for free? After the first month, they just kept going to work, not for 2, but 3 months?


Yeah, it does seem odd on the face of it for a huge global company like Samsung to do something like this but as far as I'm aware, this is what did happen.

I know I certainly wouldnt wait 3 months before deciding to do something about it but my friend was given assurances that the money would come. Also she was terrified of losing her job and all the consequences that go with that. These guys are hardly privileged ESL teachers like ourselves.
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oppa637



Joined: 05 Dec 2011
PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you know which branch of Samsung? It really couldn't be a money issue as the mother company will fund the other branches if they need it. I used to work for Samsung and now for Hyundai and I've never had such issues or even heard of them.

So does that mean currently, your friend is STILL working for them? With no pay?
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wishfullthinkng



Joined: 05 Mar 2010
PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
yeah that does sound very strange. all the expat samsung guys i know are hitting the clubs buying tables every weekend. they are definitely getting paid on time.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
wishfullthinkng wrote:
yeah that does sound very strange. all the expat samsung guys i know are hitting the clubs buying tables every weekend. they are definitely getting paid on time.


They are not 3D factory workers.

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