Ruling punishing a business owner and a company that received foreign nationals staying illegally from an unlicensed dispatch agency

Who this helps

This may help people looking into how courts treated a business owner and a company that received undocumented foreign workers from an unlicensed dispatch agency.

Case overview

Case number

2021고단2202

Court

Ulsan District Court

Posted on original board

Nov 16, 2022 (Wed)

Topic

Criminal Cases

Original title (Korean)

무허가 근로자파견업체로부터 불법체류 외국인을 파견받은 업주 및…

This is a criminal case against a business owner and a company that received foreign nationals staying illegally from a worker dispatch agency that had not obtained a permit.

What happens to a business that takes undocumented foreign workers from an unlicensed dispatch agency?

This was a criminal case against a business owner and a company. They had received workers from a worker dispatch agency that had no license. The workers sent over were foreign nationals staying illegally. The court gave the owner a suspended prison term and the company a fine.

How the court ruled

The court gave the business owner a suspended prison sentence and fined the company.

What to check in a similar situation

Details on dispatch arrangements and on foreign nationals' residence status can be checked with immigration and foreigner offices, and the court record can be checked with the court itself.

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Terms explained

Worker dispatch

An arrangement where an agency sends its workers to work at another business. In this case, the agency had no license.

Suspended sentence

A prison sentence that is not carried out right away. The owner received this kind of sentence.

Fine

A sum of money a person or company is ordered to pay as punishment. The company received this.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was punished in this case?

A business owner and a company. They had received undocumented foreign workers from an unlicensed dispatch agency.

What sentences did the court give?

The court gave the owner a suspended prison term and the company a fine.

Does this result apply to every similar case?

No. It is the court's decision in this one case and does not automatically apply to other cases.