Passengers wait in line at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul. A poll shows that one in four South-east Asians living in South Korea has experienced discrimination. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
ONE in four South-east Asians living in South Korea has experienced discrimination, more than triple the corresponding figure for foreigners from OECD countries, according to a poll released on Tuesday.
According to the survey conducted by the Seoul Development Institute (SDI) on 333 foreign nationals living in the capital, 25.9 per cent of South-east Asian immigrants have faced discrimination, compared to 8.2 per cent of foreigners from OECD nations, including the US, Japan and countries in Europe.
Twenty per cent of immigrants from North-east Asian nations, such as China and Taiwan, were also treated differently, the survey said.
Out of the total respondents, 32.7 per cent have been treated with discrimination during the job search or while earning money, followed by 7.2 per cent in using public administration services and 6.9 per cent in finding housing here.
People from OECD nations said they have faced the most discrimination when using financial services, while South-east Asian immigrants picked housing and North-east Asians chose medical service, the survey said. Asked whether they feel a sense of attachment to Seoul, 29.7 per cent agreed somewhat, while 21.9 per cent disagreed somewhat and 13.8 per cent totally disagreed, it noted.
More than 250,000 expatriates from 166 nations were living in Seoul, with 66.8 per cent ethnic Chinese, 10.3 per cent Chinese and 5.3 per cent Americans, according to Justice Ministry data from 2009. -- KOREA HERALD/ANN
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