A case occurred in Naju, South Jeolla Province, where migrant workers were bound to cargo and lifted by a forklift.
According to the Gwangju-Jeonnam Migrant Worker Network on the 24th, A (31), a Sri Lankan national working at a brick production factory in Naju, was bound to cargo by fellow workers earlier this month.
A video totaling 58 seconds, secured by the Migrant Worker Network, shows A bound with white plastic wrap around bricks. Seeing A unable to move, fellow workers filmed him with their mobile phones and laughed. A man, presumed to be Korean, said to A, who was hanging in the air, "Did you do something wrong? You should admit your mistake."
Due to repeated collective bullying, A sought help from a labor organization. It is reported that about 20 workers, including A, are employed at this factory.
The Migrant Worker Network pointed out that "human rights abuses against migrant workers remain prevalent." The network plans to urge an investigation into human rights violations and intends to report the offenders identified in the video to the police soon.