Jobs in South Korea

Jobs in South Korea

From Kompas

In November 1995, I enlisted for work overseas. I registered
for a job in South Korea, at the representative office of PT
Pandu Abdi Pertiwi in Bandung. In December I took a week-long
training course in Trapus, Bandung.

After having arranged the immigration documents such as
passport, I and other candidates were requested to wait at home
until the "calling visas" from the government of South Korea were
completed. Now, nine months have passed but we still have no
visas.

Tired of waiting, I contacted the company in Bandung and in
Jakarta several times. No results! The company could not give
information about my date of departure as it was all connected to
the "calling visas" that have to be issued by the South Korea
government.

It should be noted that most of us had to sell land or
livestock or secure a loan in the hope of being sent abroad to
work. Why should they make things difficult for us, needy people?

AGEN TOROWEDI

Serang, West Java