National Women’s Education Center of Japan

Dr. Yi-Seon Kim, a researcher at the Korean Women’s Development Institute (KWDI), with which NWEC has enjoyed a research exchange and cooperation agreement since 2006, visited the Center on Monday, August 26.

Dr. Kim visited NWEC in connection with a study on the diversity of migrant women and restructuring of government policy. Researchers from Office of Research and International Affairs first shared the outcome of its past studies on issues pertaining to trafficking in persons and difficulties faced by migrant women living in Japan. Then, they engaged in a discussion on issues facing migrant women in both countries.

Explaining that issues concerning migrant women in South Korea hereto were generally regarded as involving multi-cultural families with non-Korean wives, Dr. Kim identified the rapidly increasing number of international students engaging in unskilled labor, and the danger of workers and technical interns visiting South Korea on a short-term basis to engage in seasonal agricultural work falling outside the protection of labor law as some pressing issues in South Korea.

Following the discussion among researchers, Dr. Kim concluded her visit by touring the Information Center for Women’s Education and the Women’s Archives Center and reaffirmed her institution’s desire to continue sharing information on gender issues pertaining to both countries.