Asian Workers News is a monthly, free, English-language publication by the Korean NGO “Solidarity with Migrants” (SOMI, based in Busan) with regional and local news on developments, issues and events affecting migrants.   

The last issue (No. 295, Sept 2011), for example, included articles on

• Night work and its implications for migrant workers (“Night work, let’s think about it”)
• 7th Anniversary of Sapinako, a Busan-based Filipino community organisation (“Sapinako’s Double Celebration”)
• Rights to organise and collective action of migrant workers in South Korea (“Court acknowledged rights to organise and collective action of MWs”)
• Illegal employer practices in the workplace (“Penalty for using toilet - 5.000 Won for using it once & 10.000 Won for using it twice”)
• Announcement of the 8th Asia Cultural Festival in Busan 
• Counseling column 

You can view their online archive of previous newsletters here: http://fwr.jinbo.net/awn.html.

The archive contains newletters no. 272 to 291 (Feb 2010 to April 2011), but older and newer publications can be requested as pdf-versions by emailing noja@paran.com.