The aims of this study were to figure out the real states of violation of human rights of international marriage migrant women and come up with an effective plan for dealing with them. We conducted literature review, in-depth interview and survey in parallel. The results revealed that physical and sexual abuse was not high in comparison with verbal, psychological, and economical abuse but the level of domestic violations of human rights was high when compared to native women. The rate of domestic violations of human rights in lower income group among migrant women was relatively high . The spouse’s drinking and misunderstanding culture were the highest answers the question of the causes of domestic violations of human rights. In addition, about half of the respondents did not seek actively outside aid. However, unexpectedly migrant women asked for help and called the police more when compared to native women.
The proportion of migrant women who had worked and victimized (e.g., un-signed an employment contract, decline of big 4 insurance, and overdue wages) was high and violations of the rights of labor, verbal and psychological damage, and sexual abuse were particularly high when compared to native women. According to case analysis on violations of the human rights among migrant women, above 30 percent of the respondents answered they were discriminated unfairly. Rate of respondents who were violated the human rights in public institutions was spread between 10 and 30 percent. It was indicated that violations of the human rights such as forced marriage, physical examination, and broken off engagement in marriage through matchmaking agencies and brokers were still ineradicable.
The migrant women are forced to leave Korea when they don’t prove the imputation to their husband and don’t obtain the Korean nationality without their family support even when they are qualified for acquirement of nationality under the current nationality act. Thus, let the migrant women gain residential qualifications by CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women, UN). It is necessary to seek legal and institutional remedy for help migrant women who are in illegal residency because of husband’s runaway and abandonment. Let the migrant women go to a women’s refuge when they cannot stay married because of domestic violence such as physical, psychological and sexual abuse.
The law enforcement for illegal matchmaking agencies and multi-cultural education for migrant women, their spouses and husband’s family is indicated. Regarding violations of the human rights in workplace, it is also required education for victimized women and the publicity for supporting agencies. Additionally, it is necessary for communities and public institutions to publicize consistently the human rights of foreigners. In particular, educations of human rights of foreigners in public institutions is indicated.
The differences in nations and classes of violations of human rights were remarkably evident and, in particular, violations of human rights toward migrant women from Cambodia and lower classes were severe. Accordingly, it is required a specialized approach according to nations and cultures, and classes in making and developing policies for migrant women and foreigners.