Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Korea alleged to be ignoring CERD

I have been calling for equality of treatment for permanent residents in Korea and Koreans for some time now.

Korea thinks they can be a "Global Financial Centre" when their regulators are too busy coming up with stupid paperwork for a foreigner wanting an international check card, but failing to regulate savings banks?

Korea thinks they can attract "Global Talent" when they're signing up to be treated as potential criminals for their 2-3 year stay?  After all the immigration department comes under the ministry of justice, who also run the prisons. 

Korea calls Australians racist after 4 separate attacks on Koreans in Australia (disgusting though they are) despite the fact that 150,000 Koreans are living safely and happily in Australia, without needing special paperwork to get an international check card and if they have permanent residency being treated exactly the same as citizens with regards to access to credit and government services.

The only way that Korea is better for a permanent resident is that you can vote after 3 years but only in local elections, whereas in Australia you have full economic freedom as permanent resident, but voting is reserved for citizens.

Economic freedom or a vote, I know which I would rather have.

1 comment:

  1. Dear Friend, I think you got some wrong information, I am foreigner I never had any such bad experience in the bank as you said. If you have any problem call me in Korea I will help you. maybe there is Communication problem

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