After presenting the three major types of migrant workers currently in South Korea — professional employees, technical trainees and illegal workers — this article examines the role of contractors and other middlemen to expose the possibility for ‘intermediary exploitation.’ The results of such exploitation are illustrated in the living and working conditions of foreign workers.
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