Ronel has made South Korea home for the last 20 years, and supporting fellow members of the migrant community in Gimpo City, Gyeonggi Province.

He tells us about migrant workers' situations in South Korea, not only during the pandemic, but also how the environment surrounding migrants has changed over the time since he arrived in the country, and roles played by community leaders, civil society and National Human Rights Commission of Korea. Ronel C Nani is a human rights activist based in Gimpo, South Korea. 

This episode is a part of the series focusing on COVID-19’s impact on migrant workers in their major destinations in East and Southeast Asia, following up the cross-regional joint research conducted as part of BEBESEA initiative in 2020.

COVID-19 & Migrant Workers Series is in collaboration with Hamburger Podcast by HRWG Indonesia and supported by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation.