Sources of data
Interviews were conducted on 10 migrant women living in Seoul and
surrounding areas to observe the working lives of migrant women in
Korea. As can be seen in Table 1, their average age was 31 years (SD =
3.18 years) and their stay in Korea was 5.8 years (SD = 1.23 years), of
which two of them acquired Korean citizenship. Their average monthly
salary was 2.33 million won (SD=55.40). Participants were recruited
through a snowball sampling method that introduced participants through
acquaintances. Data collection was conducted through one-on-one in-depth
interviews consisting of semi-structured questions. The main question
was (1) ”What cultural differences do you experience between immigrants
and Koreans in your daily life?” (2) ”How do you deal with those
problems and what are your plans for the future?” Before the interview
began, you explained the purpose of the study, confidentiality, and
agreed to participate. Interviews for data collection were conducted for
eight months from April 2021 to December 2021, and interviews consisting
of three types of questions were conducted for each participant. The
interview time was not limited, allowing participants to fully discuss
their personal experiences at work, and each interview took about 30
minutes to 2 hours depending on the participant. All interviews were
recorded after being recorded, with each participant’s volume reaching
approximately 5 to 8 sheets of A4 paper.
표 1 Demographic data of the research participants