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Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Livestock farmhouses ‘matters
to follow
Since the foot-and-mouth disease spread out in a milk cow 6. In the event of the farms in FMD-nonfree areas, do not have a
farmhouse in Pocheon of Gyeonggi Province on July 1st, 2010, meeting and use means of communication such as phone if they
the disease is spreading nationwide. The situation is serious need to discuss.
enough for the owner of affected farming household to kill one- 7. You need to monitor the breeding livestock condition and if you
self in April. Accordingly, let’s check up how to take preventive find any symptoms related to the foot-and-mouth disease, report
measures against the foot-and-mouth disease. immediately to a mayor, ward head, town head, and township
chief under the relevant jurisdiction or municipal- to provincial
1. Forbid people and vehicles to enter or leave the farm. livestock quarantine institutions.
2. If you purchase livestock, you have to get it from a reliable farm-
house. In addition, isolation and examination are required for a < Report>
certain period of time. Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Control and Prevention:
3. If migrant workers, who work for a livestock farmhouse, find 031-467-4368/4362
Hotline for Livestock Suspected of Foot-and-Mouth Infection:
problems related to the farm’s quarantine measures such as sani-
1588-4060/9060
tation and sterilization in suspected livestock of foot-and-mouth
infection, they have to report immediately and put all efforts in
providing the follow-up service.
4 The livestock disease should be prevented by destroying flies,
mosquitoes and mice in the farm.
5. Not to visit FMD-nonfree countries. If you travel to the coun-
tries due to some unavoidable circumstances, do not visit the
farms or facilities related to livestock. However, if necessary,
you have to take a bath and wash your clothes as soon as pos-
sible after the entry. In addition, you need to refrain from visiting
other farmhouses at least more than 2 weeks.
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Everyday Legal Matters 5
Please, wear a safety helmet when
driving a motorcycle!
Thus, in the event of those who drive a mo-
<Case study> Mr. Kim (male, 45 years old), a depen-
dant, got caught driving a motorcycle without a safety torcycle or bicycle without wearing pro-
helmet about 3Km distance on the 시흥 roadside at tective devices such as a safety
about 18:00 on July 5th, 2009. Mr. Kim (male, 23 years helmet, they are fined 20,000won
old) was killed in a crash with a car while driving (two-wheeled vehicles) and
a motorcycle without a safety helmet at the 독산동
crossroads. 10,000won(bicycles) under Article
50 Clause 3 of the Road Traffic Act
Safety>
Fire Prevention
◆ A fire broke out at migrant workers’container lodgings
◆ The returning cost of about 8,000,000 won was burned down...
On April 24th, a fire broke out at a plant which is Do not insert several plugs into a socket.
located in Yongin, Gyeonggido. This caused the container Make sure that you unplug when going out
where migrant workers use as loadings and plant to be Do not use electric pad which are kept plunged for a long
burned. Fortunately there were no human casualties or time.
injuries. However, a worker from Sri Lankan came to be
unable to go back to home because returning cost of about ▶ How to evacuate in the event of a fire
8000,000 won was burnt down. When a fire occurs, let others know it crying out “Fire!”
loudly and call 119.
The poor residential environment such as outworn Cover your body and face up with a wet blanket or towel
electric wires is likely to be the cause of the fire as most when passing through the flames.
of migrant workers spend in a group setting at the Try touching the door with the back of your hand or
dormitory of a plant. If so, what is a measure to prevent touching the doorknob before opening it.
fire? Let’s find out in detail. Wait for help to the wind when you are evacuated.
Roll about on the ground after covering your eyes and
▶ Fire Prevention at Home mouth with your hands when your clothes catch fire.
Do not pile up needless combustibles (old clothes,
newspapers, boxes, and so on)
Do not handle flammable liquids (alcohol, gasoline, etc.) or <Source> S
afety education for causality & fire safety guide
flammable gases (butane gas) carelessly. from National Emergency Management Agency
Do not hang electric wires on the places beyond eyeshot,
such as under a carpet or behind a dresser
Do not leave a kitchen while cooking food by gas.
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⑤ Summary Justice
written notice disposition, those who are unidentified, and those who
[Case study] One day, Mr. P got a notice that was written ‘You
are in a difficult situation for notice disposition, the court deals with
came to be brought to summary trial and come into a certain them summarily without notice.
district court ‘. And he thought for a moment, he realized that A. Those who receive a written notice shall pay a fine to the desig-
he was tagged for throwing away a cigarette butt on the street nated financial institution within 10 days of notice disposition.
2 months ago. So, the fine of 30,000won was imposed on him. B. In the event of those who do not pay a fine within the term for
payment, they should pay the amount including 20 percent of the
However, it has entirely slipped from his mind. He visited a
penalty given within 20 days from the day after the term expires.
counseling center in confusion after receiving a summons to
appear in court. Summary trial progress The summary trial is held in open court
under the presidency of a judge. Defendants are able to know the
What is summary justice? The law system aims to lighten the details of a case, to have a chance to make an excuse, and to ap-
prosecution’s load and to give convenience to the person directly point a lawyer. However, the judge is able to convict a defendant
involved so as to be promptly and briefly punished without any of a crime from the evidence draw up based on the report a police
investigation and trial in the event of minor offenses such as a fine draw up. A judge generally sentences a defendant to detention, a
not exceeding 200,000won, detention (be locked up at the police penalty or a fine. If a judge dismisses a case, the case is forwarded
station or in jail more than one day to less than 30days), and a to the public prosecutor’s office and it is conducted as the criminal
penalty (more than 2,000won to less than 50,000won). trial procedures. If a defendant applies for a formal trial within 7
days of the sentence or notice as the defendant protests against a
Objects of summary justice There are speeding, going through decision, it is carried out as the formal trial procedures.
a red light, and illegal parking under the traffic laws and penal of-
fenses such as violence. Furthermore, there are urinating on the street, Mr. P’s summary trial The ticket that police gave to Mr. P is
drinking riot, indecent exposure, nuisance phone calls, smoking in the notice disposition and it gives him the details of summary trial
non-smoking sections, concealing lethal weapon, destroying nature, procedures. Nevertheless, Mr. P did not pay a fine to a financial
paying no attention to control dangerous animals, false reports, free institution within a designated amount of time (10 days + 20 days).
ride, jumping a restaurant bill, trespassing, cutting in, and dealing in For this reason, he came to be on trial. Therefore, he has to appear
illegal tickets under the Minor Offences Act. Thus, the offenses against in court and to be judged by the law at the designated date. If he
all sorts of administrative regulations are included. protests against a decision, he is able to apply for a formal trial.
Advance procedure A police chief gives a violator written notice * This article is provided by Won Kyung Kim, Assistant Manager of
(notice disposition) to pay a fine, including the reason. If the violator the Korea Migrants’ Center’s Consultation Team.
does not follow the notice, the police chief applies for summary trial ☎1644-0644
to the court. (However, in the event of those who refuse to receive a
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Policy
Changing of Nationality Act
◆A
llowing multiple citizenship for the first time in the history of the Korean
Constitution
◆W
hen migrant workers obtain Korean nationality, they do not have to give up
foreign citizenship…
The multiple citizenship is allowed from January 1st, 2010 as ①T
he repeal of the regulation that Korean citizenship is
the National Assembly approved a revised bill for Nationality automatically lost if those with multiple citizenship fail to
Act on April 21st. Accordingly, foreigners who obtain Korean fulfill the selection of nationality
nationality do not have to give up their foreign citizenship
and are allowed to have the multiple citizenship. However, ②T
he regulation that those with multiple citizenship are
foreigners have to give their pledge that they do not use allowed to select Korean nationality as foreigners gives
the foreign citizenship in Korea and they are treated as only their pledge that they do not use their foreign citizenship.
Korean.
Accordingly, those who automatically lost Korean citizenship ③U nder the new regulations, if multiple –citizenship
due to nonfulfillment of the system can re-obtain it within holders automatically lost Korean citizenship, they are
2 years since the legal system that foreigners select their allowed to re-obtain Korean nationality as foreigners give
nationality was introduced in 1998. In addition, before the their pledge that they do not use their foreign citizenship
Nationality Act revision, those who gave up foreign citizenship within 2 years.
to acquire Korean nationality are able to hold the multiple ④ Under the new regulations, if multiple –citizenship
citizenship if they re-obtain it within 5 years. holders, who gave up their foreign citizenship and chose
▶Enforcement Date Korean nationality before, reacquire foreign citizenship
The revised bill comes into effect on January 1st, 2011. within 5 years, they are allowed to keep holding Korean
However, the following items are enforced from the day of nationality.
its proclamation.
Introduction
Introduce Migrants’ Centers!
Migrants’ SPECIAL AND PROFESSIONAL
ADDRESS HOMEPAGE AND CONTACT
Centers PROJECT
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