The employment of foreign workers in Korea: Issues and policy suggestion

International Sociology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 353-371

  Lee, Hye Kyung ^a  

^a PaiChai University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Foreign contract worker program; Foreign workers; International labor migration; Trainee program; Undocumented workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944445053     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026858097012003005     Document Type: Article

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