A Study on Housing Satisfaction and Working Environment of Migrant Agricultural Workers

This study investigated the satisfaction level by comparing the before and after of the housing support project for improving the accommodation environment, which has been controversial due to poor housing and working conditions, through a housing satisfaction survey of migrant agricultural workers. The analysis results showed that the satisfaction increased due to the reinforcement of heating and cooling facilities, washing and hygiene facilities, and security and locking facilities in the accommodation. In the working conditions survey, the reasons for changing workplaces were long working hours, work intensity, dissatisfaction with wages, nonpayment of wages, dismissal, lack of labor welfare, and violence. In order for workers to settle in their local areas and work in agriculture, efforts are needed by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and employers to change the working environment, and alternatives such as promotion of systems and policies, communication for conflict resolution, interpretation and translation for guidance on the field or risk communication, and customized call centers for local areas to resolve everyday inconveniences are needed. In the long term, education is needed to prevent social prejudice and discrimination, language communication, and gender-based violence. Education for employers to overcome the limitations of 'multicultural society understanding education', 'human rights sensitivity education', and language communication should be provided.