...Slavery thrives on rural islands off South Koreas rugged southwest coast, nurtured by a long history of exploitation and the demands of trying to squeeze a living from the sea. Two-thirds of South Koreas sea salt is produced at more than 850 salt farms on dozens of islands in Sinan County, including Sinui island, where half the 2,200 residents work in the industry. Workers spend grueling days managing a complex network of waterways, hoses and storage areas. Five times during the last decade, revelations of slavery involving the disabled have emerged. Kims case prompted a nationwide government probe of thousands of farms and disabled facilities that found more than 100 workers whod received no, or scant, pay. ...Furious, the owner said that if Kim ran again, hed get a knife in the stomach. Hong beat Kim so badly he broke Kims glasses. He worked Kim so hard the slave was too tired to think about escape. The number of people enslaved is difficult to determine because of the transient work, the remoteness of the farms and the closeness - and often hostility - of the island communities. Social workers believe many slaves have yet to be found, and that investigations have so far been inadequate.... independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-islands-of-abuse-inside-south-koreas-slave-farms-for-the-disabled-9954527.html
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 18:55:24 +0000
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