ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the characteristics of urban migrant women in Korea and seeks to identify their socioeconomic needs. It describes existing policies and programs relevant to these women and discusses their adequacy in meeting the migrants' basic needs. The process of modernization has also led to an increase in premarital sexual activity among Korean youth. Since women are presumed to be the responsibility of a male—father, husband, or brothers—there is little in the way of unemployment benefits. The Korean government, with its traditional nonwelfare orientation, has energetically promoted population control services in interests of economic development while simultaneously ignoring family health care services. Programs are badly needed to protect all women workers against wage and job discrimination. The chapter concludes by offering recommendations regarding the improvement of policies and programs and pointing out further research issues relating to female migration in Korea.
