Korea launches campaign urging fair treatment of immigrant workers

“A new government-backed campaign seeks to change how workers are addressed on factory floors and at industrial worksites in Korea, urging employers to move away from dismissive or overly casual labels for immigrant laborers and instead use their given names. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Monday that it launched the Immigrant Worker Labor Respect Campaign at an industrial site in Ulsan, a major port city in the southeast. The event, which drew approximately 100 foreign workers and representatives from labor rights foundations, centered on a highly symbolic gesture: the distribution of safety helmets engraved with each worker's individual name. Officials said the initiative is a direct challenge to a long-standing workplace culture where foreign staff are frequently addressed by generic titles, numbers or informal honorifics that critics argue strip them of their professional dignity. The campaign is rooted in the belief that linguistic respect is a prerequisite for physical safety. By emphasizing the use of names and formal honorifics, authorities hope to foster an environme

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