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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:07 am Post subject: Korea serious about anti-discrimination measures |
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Korea Serious About Enhancing Anti-discrimination Measures
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The government will toughen anti-discrimination measures, including banning all advertisements that are biased against racial minorities and women, the Justice Ministry said yesterday. The ministry unveiled its draft law to crack down on discrimination based on gender, race, and physical disability.
According to the draft bill, people must not be put in a disadvantageous position in employment, education, and other spheres because of their gender, age, physical condition, nationality, national origin, race, skin color, disease record, physical appearance, marital status, religion, ideology, sexual orientation, and so forth. |
Korea serious about enhancing anti-discrimination measures
By Jin Dae-woong, The Korea Herald (September 12, 2007)
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2007/09/12/200709120008.asp
Foreigners Fight Bias
No Foreigners Allowed: Nationality Discrimination Legal in Korea
By Christopher Carpenter and Jane Han, Korea Times (December 12, 2006)
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/news_view.asp?newsIdx=3033479
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E-1 Visa Status (Professors)
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Immigration Bureau, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea
http://www.moj.go.kr/HP/ENG/eng_03/eng_306030.jsp |
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thebomb
Joined: 13 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| The bill maybe passed, but to what extent it will be inforced is an entirely different matter. I will not be holding my breath. |
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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!
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| Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:14 am Post subject: |
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Korea likes to pay lip service to international resolutions etc to create a high profile abroad.
But they virtually never live up to their commitments. Take the RAMSAR convention for example, or anti human trafficking laws.
A lot of nice-sounding hot air... |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:43 am Post subject: |
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Let's not be negative, at least it's a small step in the right direction.
Huge changes don't happen overnight. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:36 am Post subject: |
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All this while the Seoul police make up figures regarding the amount of foreigners that do drugs.
I'm not holding my breath, either. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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| GoldMember wrote: |
| Let's not be negative, at least it's a small step in the right direction. |
It's a non-step. They already HAVE laws that protect discriminated groups... they don't need more laws, they need to enforce the ones they have.
When they start enforcing them, THEN you can say it's a small step forward. |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| GoldMember wrote: |
| Let's not be negative, at least it's a small step in the right direction. |
It's a non-step. They already HAVE laws that protect discriminated groups... they don't need more laws, they need to enforce the ones they have.
When they start enforcing them, THEN you can say it's a small step forward. |
Tada! |
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