[Multicultural Korea] Universal birth registration first step to ensuring children’s rights: Lawmaker
Social affairsFeb 10, 2019
The number of foreign residents in Korea continues to grow and now accounts for some 3.6 percent of the country's population. This is part of a series that examines how Korea is grappling with the issue of multiculturalism, as well as the challenges facing new arrivals. -- Ed.As the precise number and whereabouts of undocumented children in South Korea remain unknown, lawmakers are moving to pass revised laws on birth registration accessible to foreign residents.“The amendment was prepared from