by comms.asst | Mar 11, 2026 | Migrants & Refugees
A young girl, perhaps about eight years old, approached me holding two bags of potato chips in a transparent plastic bag. She asked me to buy them. I was drinking a Bintang beer at the time and didn’t feel the need for chips, so I declined. As I watched her turn...
by comms.asst | Oct 6, 2025 | Labour Laws, Migrants & Refugees
In Korea, unpaid wages exceeded 2 trillion KRW (approximately USD 1.5 billion) in 2024 for the first time, with nearly 280,000 workers affected annually. Migrant workers are particularly vulnerable. According to the National Human Rights Commission, they suffer wage...
by comms.asst | Oct 2, 2025 | Migrants & Refugees
On the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific’s Migrants and Refugees Network (JCAP MRN) reaffirms its commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with all migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons, and walk with them as...
