Migrant worker in S. Korea tied to forklift for ‘giggling’, says suspect


The Sri Lankan migrant worker initially hesitated to report the abuse out of fear he wouldn’t be able to find another job. - The Korea Herald/ANN

SEOUL: A Korean man who tied a Sri Lankan migrant worker to a forklift at a brick factory in Naju, South Jeolla Province, told police he did so because the worker “let out a giggle”, according to a human rights group on Monday (July 28).

A migrant worker’s human rights network based in South Jeolla Province said the Korean suspect told investigators: “I told him to teach his colleague well, but he let out a giggle, so I did that.”

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