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Olivencia
Joined: 08 Mar 2009
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 Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject: What racist laws actually exist in Korea? |
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Hey
I was wondering what laws in Korea are actually racist against foreigners. This includes native speakers and all others as well.
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BoholDiver
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| It's not so much laws that exist, it's more about laws protecting minorities that don't exist. |
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Old Gil
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Location: Got out! olleh!
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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All of them.
Great thread OP. |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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One example, not a law but a regulation. CitiBank took over a Korean bank (can't remember which one) so some of its procedures were still based on the old Korean bank procedures. CitiBank won't lend to foreigners. The old regulations did actually say that home loans were only for (not Korean citizens or residents) those of the Korean race. This was a few years ago, may have changed since then.
Another example. Sometimes when dealing with government, an official may say "you can't (insert item) because you are a foreigner" when in fact no such regulation exists. Problem then arises because there is no appeal process or process to take action against the individual. |
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guava
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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Regarding military sevice:
Male children of a Korean citizen and a "white" spouse are exempted from national service.
Male children of a Korean citizen and an Asian spouse must serve. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| guava wrote: |
Regarding military sevice:
Male children of a Korean citizen and a "white" spouse are exempted from national service.
Male children of a Korean citizen and an Asian spouse must serve. |
That's not racism, it's privilege!  |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| guava wrote: |
Regarding military sevice:
Male children of a Korean citizen and a "white" spouse are exempted from national service.
Male children of a Korean citizen and an Asian spouse must serve. |
They don't have to serve but they are given the option of serving. Part white males cannot serve |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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| blackjack wrote: |
| guava wrote: |
Regarding military sevice:
Male children of a Korean citizen and a "white" spouse are exempted from national service.
Male children of a Korean citizen and an Asian spouse must serve. |
They don't have to serve but they are given the option of serving. Part white males cannot serve |
They're changing the law so that all males have to serve. Personally I think it has to do with the declining birth rate.
Also, interesting thing I was told. Back in the day, if you were the only son for the second generation in a row, you didn't have to serve. But apparently that practice ended in the 80's sometime. So, if you were lucky, you didn't have to serve, but at a price. Supposedly it was difficult to find a decent job if you didn't do your time in the military. |
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winterwawa
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't know of any laws that are specifically racist. The problems I have encountered is that a company will deny services to a foreigner and use the excuse that there is a law forbidding service to foreigners. This is especially true in the banking industry. I have also been refused internet and cable service by two companies. Both cited government policy as a reason for denial of service. |
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guava
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| It is permitted for foreign factory workers to be paid much less than the rate for Korean workers. |
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earthbound14
Joined: 23 Jan 2007
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:18 am Post subject: |
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| I think it's called the E-2 visa or something like that. |
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Rusty Shackleford
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:32 am Post subject: |
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| BoholDiver wrote: |
| It's not so much laws that exist, it's more about laws protecting minorities that don't exist. |
What special laws are necessary to specifically protect minorities? |
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Rusty Shackleford
Joined: 08 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:35 am Post subject: |
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| guava wrote: |
| It is permitted for foreign factory workers to be paid much less than the rate for Korean workers. |
Of course foreign factory workers are payed less. Why would the factories even bother employing foreign workers if they had to pay them the same amount as Korean workers? If they had to pay the same amount, there would suddenly be a whole lot less jobs for those foreign workers. |
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Easter Clark
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:43 am Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
They're changing the law so that all males have to serve. Personally I think it has to do with the declining birth rate. |
Could you please tell us where you got this information? I'm very curious since we may be having a son here. |
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rt
Joined: 27 May 2009
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:04 am Post subject: |
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| Korean law literally says that all foreigners are entitled to the same rights as Korean citizens (but in reality they are talking out of both sides of their mouths, because this is not the reality - it is our duty/responsibility to call them on this obvious incongruity!) They should put up or shut up, and one thing that Koreans respond to is public (global) chastisement, especially on a global scale........... |
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