Over 40% of foreigner deaths in Korea have unknown causes
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Over 40% of foreigner deaths in Korea have unknown causes
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Re: Over 40% of foreigner deaths in Korea have unknown causes
#2A lot of SK's foreigner workforce are unskilled laborers from poorer countries. So one explanation could be work related but unspecified due to company reputation or that no one simply cares about poor foreign workers.
Re: Over 40% of foreigner deaths in Korea have unknown causes
#3Re: Over 40% of foreigner deaths in Korea have unknown causes
#4Just to add context: "unknown causes" was the leading cause of death for Korean citizens as well in 2023 and not just foreigners.
Half of deaths with "unknown causes" is dying from old age. Other factors include SID, etc.
Re: Over 40% of foreigner deaths in Korea have unknown causes
#5Just to add context: "unknown causes" was the leading cause of death for Korean citizens as well in 2023 and not just foreigners. Half of deaths with "unknown causes" is dying from old age. Other factors include SID, etc.
"Old age" isn't a cause of death? Maybe more appropriate is "Korea doesn't care about tracking the cause of death."
That, or they are butchering foreigners and old people over there.
Re: Over 40% of foreigner deaths in Korea have unknown causes
#6Just to add context: "unknown causes" was the leading cause of death for Korean citizens as well in 2023 and not just foreigners. Half of deaths with "unknown causes" is dying from old age. Other factors include SID, etc.
Well, they also classify suicides as "fan death", saving face is a big thing in that part of the world . Most likely they do know the real cause but chose not to release it if it's not suspicious.
Re: Over 40% of foreigner deaths in Korea have unknown causes
#7A lot of SK's foreigner workforce are unskilled laborers from poorer countries. So one explanation could be work related but unspecified due to company reputation or that no one simply cares about poor foreign workers.
This is South Korea we're talking about here, not some 3rd world ship scrapping yard. 4/10 foreign person deaths being workplace deaths would be insane when you consider how many foreign workers are employed in mundane service industry jobs with basically no risk of dying on the job.
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Re: Over 40% of foreigner deaths in Korea have unknown causes
#9Just to add context: "unknown causes" was the leading cause of death for Korean citizens as well in 2023 and not just foreigners. Half of deaths with "unknown causes" is dying from old age. Other factors include SID, etc.
Well, they also classify suicides as "fan death", saving face is a big thing in that part of the world . Most likely they do know the real cause but chose not to release it if it's not suspicious.
This "fan-death-to-cover-up-suicide" is ABSOLUTELY false and is my greatest pet peeve with the English internet. Someone heard East Asians like to save face and came up with this dehumanizing and derogatory theory.
Misconceptions of "fan death" predates any suicidal trends in Korea and if there was any connection to suicides we koreans would be the ones talking about it non-stop.
> Most likely the do know the real cause but chose not to release it
NO!!!! we are regular people with regular emotions, too. Stereotypes you see on the internet are often outdated by decades. In this case it was never even true in the first place.
Re: Over 40% of foreigner deaths in Korea have unknown causes
#10Just to add context: "unknown causes" was the leading cause of death for Korean citizens as well in 2023 and not just foreigners. Half of deaths with "unknown causes" is dying from old age. Other factors include SID, etc.
The article says:
This figure is significantly higher compared to the number of deaths among Korean nationals.