Today I want to share a real story about four of my Bangladeshi juniors who worked under my previous restaurant boss at another branch. It’s a story of hard work, unfair treatment, and the courage to fight for what they deserve.
Back in January 2025, I noticed the seafood sales at my old workplace were slowing down. On January 23, I left that job to visit Bangladesh. In February, while still in Bangladesh, I saw in our KakaoTalk group that the sales reports from Bangladesh workers showed very few orders. Even though I left in January, I faced my own struggle too. My January salary was delayed. I only received it on February 17, even though the promised date was February 10.
When I returned to Korea in March, I didn’t go back to that restaurant. One reason was the branch manager’s misbehavior toward me. But my four Bangladeshi juniors started working in another branch from February. Since then, they’ve faced even worse issues.
Every month, their salaries were delayed. The boss kept giving them new dates but never paid. One of them, Limon, is still waiting for 2.2 million won. Two of them eventually left the job, but they still haven’t received their unpaid salaries.
Now, they’re planning to take their fight to the labor office. First, they informed their university’s international office. One of their professors called the Korean boss directly. After that call, the boss sent someone to give a partial payment, but it’s still not enough.
This is not the way workers should be treated. Sadly, I’m also a victim of this. To this day, I haven’t received almost 1 million won of my own hard-earned money.
Their next step is to officially report the case to the labor office with proper documents and proof. I truly pray they get their full salaries quickly. No worker should have to fight like this for the money they honestly earned through hard work
Today I want to share a real story about four of my Bangladeshi juniors who worked under my previous restaurant boss at another branch. It’s a story of hard work, unfair treatment, and the courage to fight for what they deserve.
Back in January 2025, I noticed the seafood sales at my old workplace were slowing down. On January 23, I left that job to visit Bangladesh. In February, while still in Bangladesh, I saw in our KakaoTalk group that the sales reports from Bangladesh workers showed very few orders. Even though I left in January, I faced my own struggle too. My January salary was delayed. I only received it on February 17, even though the promised date was February 10.
When I returned to Korea in March, I didn’t go back to that restaurant. One reason was the branch manager’s misbehavior toward me. But my four Bangladeshi juniors started working in another branch from February. Since then, they’ve faced even worse issues.
Every month, their salaries were delayed. The boss kept giving them new dates but never paid. One of them, Limon, is still waiting for 2.2 million won. Two of them eventually left the job, but they still haven’t received their unpaid salaries.
Now, they’re planning to take their fight to the labor office. First, they informed their university’s international office. One of their professors called the Korean boss directly. After that call, the boss sent someone to give a partial payment, but it’s still not enough.
This is not the way workers should be treated. Sadly, I’m also a victim of this. To this day, I haven’t received almost 1 million won of my own hard-earned money.
Their next step is to officially report the case to the labor office with proper documents and proof. I truly pray they get their full salaries quickly. No worker should have to fight like this for the money they honestly earned through hard work