• 아시아여성연구
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.75-110
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• 2014

이 연구의 목적은 결혼이주여성들의 새로운 직업인 통번역사의 창출 배경과 노동 경험을 분석하여, 통번역사 노동이 가진 에스닉 노동의 성격을 밝히는 것이다. 연구의 주요 결과인 통번역사의 에스닉화된 노동의 성격은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 결혼이주여성 통번역사의 창출 배경은 차별배제적 성별화된 한국 이주정책의 특성에서 찾을 수 있다. 외국인 노동자들에게는 정주가 부인되고 취업이 제한되는 반면, 결혼이주여성은 한국 가족에의 편입을 전제로 한 포섭과 지원의 대상이기 때문에 통번역사로 고용될 수 있는 것이다. 둘째, 통번역사라는 직업은 이주노동시장에서 비교적 좋은 일자리로 인식되지만, 실제 노동조건은 한국 노동시장 내에서 저임금과 불안정 고용을 특징으로 하는 에스닉 층화구조의 하층에 위치하고 있다. 셋째, 결혼이주여성 통번역사들은 이주노동자와 결혼이민자들에게 자신의 이주 경험과 언어 자원을 서비스로 제공하는 중립적 통역자이기도 하지만, 실제 노동과정에서 선주민의 차별과 불신을 경험하면서 그들의 대변인으로서의 역할과 자신 또한 이주여성이라는 정체성 사이에서 갈등을 겪는다. 결론에서는 직업으로서의 결혼이주여성 통번역사의 지속 가능성을 결혼이주여성의 임파워먼트와 노동시장 전망에 대한 쟁점을 중심으로 논의한다.

• 수완나부미
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.159-186
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• 2019

Southeast Asia accounts for nearly a tenth of total worldwide cross-border movements of migrant workers. Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, and Philippines make up the sending countries while Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand are the major destinations. Migrant worker movements are predominantly in production process and low- to medium-skilled sectors. It is not unusual for irregular or undocumented movements to take place. In not a few instances, migrants work under harsh and exploitative conditions. In recent years, however, ASEAN has taken steps to manage labor migration at the regional level. The paper argues that ASEAN has not managed these cross-border labor flows as well as it should particularly in terms of protecting and promoting the human rights of migrants. It will be difficult to establish the genuine building blocks for a regional human rights mechanism unless there is a diffusion of alternative universal norms and standards to what ASEAN already embodies. As long as states resist any attempt to weaken or question or deligitimize their capacity to determine who gets to enter, stay, and leave their jurisdictions, it will be difficult to establish an effective migrant rights framework for the region.

• 동남아시아연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.135-178
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• 2010

This study is to seek alternatives for regional governance related to transnational labor migration issues in Southeast Asia. This study examined the present situation and trends of labor migration in the region, reviewed involved transnational issues, and identified the current issues of governance to seek alternatives for regional governance. The increase in cross-border labor migration is no doubt a sign of growth and dynamism of the region and greater integration of their economies. But it also poses complex policy and management issues as well as transnational issues over such as unequal economic profits, illegal migration, human rights, and social security issues. In this reality, regional governance is a very important theme and the efforts to manage their migration inherently involve fundamental conflict and tension between related countries and regions. However, politics and governance of transnational migrant workers in Southeast Asia are still pursued at the national level. To resolve these issues, it is urgently required to secure not only collaboration between the parties concerned but also governance at the regional level. Findings of this study are: First, although labor migration has been a relatively long-time transnational issue, the history of addressing the issue at the regional governance is very short and still inceptive. Second, given its size, labor migration in Southeast Asia requires effective regional governance but no breakthrough was possible due to the conflict of interests between origin and destination countries and the conflict of logic between the labor market and the state. Third, the issue of labor migration is an important element for the formation of economic and socio-cultural communities the ASEAN countries have pursued. Fourth, it is urgently needed to seek alternatives for good and effective regional governance as a key to resolving these issues over migrant workers in Southeast Asia.

• 산업노동연구
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.73-107
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• 2018

이 연구의 목적은 안산지역에서 노동 및 일상생활을 영위하고 있는 이주노동자들의 사회적 관계의 특성을 체류자격 및 법적 지위를 제한하는 상황과의 상호연관 속에서 살펴보는 것이다. 이를 위해, 안산지역에 거주하는 이주노동자들을 대상으로 노동공간인 작업장과 생활공간인 지역사회를 방문하여 설문조사 및 면접 조사를 실시하였다. 안산지역 이주노동자의 사회적 관계는 특정 공간 및 에스닉 커뮤니티에 집중되어 있는 한편, 직장에 따라 유동적이고 일시적인 고용관계 의존적 형태를 보인다. 이를 이 글에서는 '제한된 지역-사회'관계로 규정하였다. 그 특징은 첫째, 직장생활 관계는 동료를 중심으로 형성되어 있다. 상사나 노동조합과 같이 지위에서 구별되는 관계보다는 같은 동료와 고민을 나누거나 개인적인 정보를 교환하는 것을 선호하는 경향이다. 둘째, 거주지 사회 관계에서는 민족적 동질성을 가진 집단, 즉 동포들은 함께 거주하고 있는 가족 및 친족과 유대관계를 형성하는 경우가 많은 반면, 비동포 집단은 지역사회 단체와 상호부조적 관계를 형성하는 경우가 많다. 마지막으로, 체류기간이 안정되었다고 해서 사회관계 역시 안정적이고 다양한 '정주적' 성격을 보일 것이라는 기대는 나타나지 않았다. 온라인(SNS 등)을 통한 연결이 가능해짐으로써, '트랜스내셔널'한 친족적 유대가 현지의 탈지역적 지역-사회관계를 구성하고 있었다.

• 수완나부미
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.89-110
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• 2020

Singapore and Thailand have been rapidly ageing. There has been a growing demand for eldercarers in the home-setting for which migrant domestic workers have filled the role. This paper examines the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Consensus governing women migrant workers entering the eldercare sector. It argues that because the ASEAN Consensus is not legally binding, it only serves to reinforce the sovereignty of states in the treatment of migrant workers instead of member states acting in unison to ensure labour protections for this group; as a result, Singapore and Thailand do not feel the need to step up protections for this group of workers according to national labor laws and hence low-skilled women migrant workers entering the eldercare sector continue to be vulnerable to labour abuses. Thus as with globalization, the ASEAN Economic Community manifests the paradox of borders: that while states are economically interconnected and interdependent, they are simultaneously disconnected and independent from each other.

• 수산경영론집
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2023

With the restriction of foreigners' entry into Korea due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fishery industry faced significant challenges in supplying migrant workers. In response to this, there is growing interest in methods that could facilitate the stable employment of migrant workers. This paper investigates whether the current system used for the employment of migrant workers in the fishery industry, which is highly dependent on them, adequately performs its function of providing a stable and skilled workforce amid the intensified labor shortage resulting from decreasing numbers of households with employment in the fishery and the aging Korean fishermen. To this end, past studies and government documents pertaining to the current system were analyzed, and a survey targeting the owners of offshore fishing boats that employ migrant workers was conducted. A total of 147 owners of fishing boats responded to the survey, and the data of 499 migrant workers employed by them were used for the analysis. The analysis indicated that the migrant fishermen had difficulty in acquiring minimum scores for the change of visa status according to the criteria for the Skilled Worker Points System. Furthermore, distinct differences were found between the characteristics and working conditions of migrant workers employed through the Employment Permit System (EPS) and the Foreign Seamen System. Based on this result, this paper suggests the reorganization of the skilled migrant worker system in the fishery industry and the expansion of the regional specialized visa pilot project.

• 예술인문사회 융합 멀티미디어 논문지
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• 제8권10호
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• pp.883-893
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• 2018

2004년 고용허가제의 도입과 함께 시작된 외국인 노동자의 유입은 60만 명 수준으로 증가되었다. 하지만 이들의 권리 보장과 처우개선을 위한 제도적 뒷받침은 부족한 실정이다. 이는 한국이 이주노동자를 수용, 통합의 대상이 아닌 일시적 거주자이자 노동력으로 인식하기 때문일 것이다. 그 결과 이주 노동자들의 법적 지위와 권리 보장은 인권 보다는 이들의 활용측면에 치우치고 있으며, 인권적 보호는 미비하다는 비판을 받고 있다. 이러한 상황에서 이 논문은 한국 국회의 다수석을 차지하고 있는 4개 정당(더불어 민주당, 자유한국당, 바른정당, 정의당)의 19대 대통령 선거 공약을 분석하여 이주노동자 정책이 어떻게 전개될 것인지 예측했다. 연구 결과 이주노동자에 대한 정책이 언급되지 않은 정당이 두 곳이었으며, 나머지 두 정당 또한 현재의 정책을 유지하는 선이었다. 이는 이주노동자를 일시적 거주자로 인식하는 것이 가장 큰 원인일 것이다. 하지만 이들도 한국 사회의 구성원이자 보장받아야 할 인권의 소유자임을 주지하고 이들과 함께 살아갈 수 있는 방향의 정책 수립이 고려되어야 할 것이다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.170-179
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• 2022

Background: The vulnerability of international migrant workers is on the rise, affecting the frequency of occupational accidents at workplaces worldwide. If migrant workers are managed in the same way as native workers, the consequences on safety assurance and risk management will be significant. This study aimed to develop the vulnerability factor model for migrant workers in seafood processing industries because of significant risk-laden labor of Thailand, which could be a solution to control the risk effectively. Methods: A total of 569 migrant workers were surveyed (432 Burmese and 137 Cambodian), beginning with 40 initial vulnerability factors identified in the questionnaire established from experts. The data were analyzed through descriptive analysis; exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to ascertain the model. Results: The result of content validity >0.67 and the Cronbach's alpha of 0.957 specified the high reliability of 40 factors. The EFA indicated a total variance of 65.49%. The final CFA validated the model and had an empirical fitting; chi-square = 85.34, Adjust Goodness-of-Fit Index = 0.96, and root mean square error of approximation = 0.016. The structure concluded with three dimensions and 18 factors. Dimension 1 of the structure, "multicultural safety operation," contained 12 factors; Dimension 2, "wellbeing," contained four factors; and Dimension 3, "communication technology," contained two factors. Conclusion: The vulnerability factor structure developed in this study included three dimensions and 18 factors that were significantly empirical. The knowledge enhanced safety management in the context of vulnerability factor structure for migrant workers at the workplace.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제25권2_2호
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• pp.257-262
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• 2022

With the shortage of labor force in small and medium-size industries, the Korean Employment Permit System (EPS) continues to bring migrant workers. However, the question remains of the health and safety management of their migrant workers. Considering that a significant part of safety and health problems are caused by migrant workers due to a lack of information on identifying risk and inexperience in the field. Telephone interviews were conducted to investigate the migrant workers' perspectives on workplace safety practices. The survey focused on workers' accident histories, understanding of safety practices, and responding to industrial accidents. A total of 66 accidents occurred among 30 participants. 10 accidents were not reported to the employer (company), which the foreign workers judged to be minor injuries that should not be reported as accidents. 80.0% of the participants expressed dissatisfaction with the PPE they were using. Among various reasons lack of understanding due to language barriers, lack of awareness of the importance of safety, communication difficulties were major reasons for the caused accidents and potential health issues. It is necessary to improve the safety and health support system by providing practical support through specialized educational institutes with experts in the field. A legal framework and a proper safety management system need to be maintained. This study suggests changing the current policy to improve the health and safety of migrant workers by, establishing specialized educational institutes with locally grown foreign experts in the field.

• 한국체육학회지인문사회과학편
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.705-716
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• 2015

본 연구의 목적은 Portes & Zhou(1993)의 분절된 동화의 개념을 이론적 틀로 하여 외국인 이주노동자의 한국사회 적응 과정에서 태권도의 역할을 탐색하기 위함이다. 이를 위해 목적표본추출과 이론적인 표본추출을 함께 이용하여 경기도 지역의 외국인 이주노동자 13명을 심층면담한 후 근거이론 방법을 사용하여 분석하였다. 분석결과 외국인 이주노동자들은 태권도를 통해 한국문화를 이해하고 한국어를 습득하며 한국 사람과 접촉하는 등 주류사회로의 문화변용을 촉진하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 태권도의 매력에 흠뻑 빠지고 본국으로 돌아가 태권도 사범이 되고자 하는 그들만의 하위문화에 동화되었고, 끝으로 태권도를 통해 사회적 연결망을 형성하여 고된 노동과 낯선 타국생활의 어려움을 극복하였다. 본 연구는 한국사회가 다문화사회로 재편되어 가는 현 시점에서 그 한축을 담당하는 외국인 이주노동자의 적응에 있어 한국문화가 내재된 태권도의 역할을 탐색하고 그 가치를 확인하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다.