Employer says he did not fire the air gun at Thai worker "just for fun"People walk in Suwon, the provincial capital of Gyeonggi, where a Thai national is in a hospital from an air gun assault allegedly by his employer. (Photo: Saritdet Marukatat)South Korea is considering support for an undocumented Thai worker injured by an air gun allegedly fired by his boss when he was at work in a factory and is still hospitalised in the East Asian country. The Thai, whose name is not disclosed, overstayed in South Korea after his working visa expired in July 2020. The Thai worker has undergone surgery at Osan Hankook Hospital in Suwon, the provincial capital, on Feb 21. The story was also reported in the Business and Human Rights Centre, a non-government organisation in South Korea.

Source: Bangkok Post April 10, 2026 08:51 UTC