The Discrimination Foreigners Face When Trying To Get Jobs In Korea

Korea may be a popular country for foreigners to visit but can be difficult for them to stay long-term. During a KBS documentary, a family from Iran revealed the discrimination they faced while trying to find jobs to support themselves.

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One of the family’s daughters revealed that many jobs rejected her just for being a foreigner.

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The discrimination was so bad that employers would “just hang up” as soon as they discovered she was a foreigner. It happened so often when she first moved to Korea that she “cried a lot” about it. That wasn’t the only obstacle they faced, though.

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The second daughter revealed that foreign names are immediately rejected for jobs. She said, “Names are important because if your name is long, they don’t even look at your resume.”

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Even if they speak Korean well enough to do the job, it still won’t be enough to overcome their foreign name.

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Despite their mother being Korean and beginning naturalization to become Korean citizens, it’s not an easy process for the two Iranian sisters as foreigners.