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Chapter Two- Before Coming to Korea


If you get in a legal jam, with your employer or when out and about in Korea and you want to have someone to talk to about your options, we've compiled a list of contacts, depending on your situation.

Contents

Letter of Release

Labor Board

Labor Standards Act

English-speaking lawyers throughout Korea

Ministry of Education

Seoul Education Teachers Center

  • 1-27 Sajik-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul
  • Tel: 730-7663 / 730-7665
  • Fax: 722-3568

Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education

  • Social Education Department
  • 2-77 Shinmoo-ro, 2-ga, Jongno-gu Seoul
  • Tel: 399-9243 or 736-3219
  • Fax: 399-9115

Non-Formal Education Planning Section

  • 2-77 Shinmoo-ro, 2-ga, Jongno-gu Seoul
  • Tel: 399-9377 or 399-9478
  • Fax: 399-9093

The Seoul Metropolitan Office will direct its regional office to issue a warning or make a visit to the institute in question to determine the correct action to be taken. Your grievance should be reported prior to departure from Korea. Note that they usually do not have enforcement powers.

Incheon Center for International Cooperation and Exchange

National Pension

General Affairs Department

Legal Center for Foreign Workers

Seoul Bar Association

  • 1718-1 Seocho-dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul
  • Tel:3476-6000 / 3476-0986
  • Fax: 3476-8094 or 3476-8095

Free Legal Assistance

  • 1st floor, Legal Center
  • Tel: 3476-8080

Note: English speaking consultants are available Mondays and Thursdays from 1:00 to 5:00.

Ministry of Labor - International Cooperation Division

  • Tel: 504-7338
  • Fax: 507-4755

Foreign Worker's Council

  • 27-2 Jo-dong, 1-ga, Chung-Gu, Seoul
  • Tel: 779-2049
  • Fax: 773-2627

Korea Legal Aid Corp

  • 1703-10 Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul
  • Tel: 536-5577

Seoul YMCA - Mediation Center for Foreign Residents

  • Tel: (02) 733-3181, 734-3902
  • Fax: (02) 733-9621
  • Email: saemi@ymca.or.kr (Kor, Eng) / river0188@ymca.or.kr (Eng, Banglah)

Note

  • We listen to you and help you with residential problems.
  • We secure your consumer rights by public interest lawyers, pro bono, free legal advisory offered by the Seoul YMCA.
  • We stand for people who face difficulties while living in Korea. (Foreign residents; landlord, tenant, Migrant workers, mgirant family members, foreign spouses, Exchange students, study abraod students, Engslih teachers, schools, institution directors and so on.)

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