영주귀국 사할린동포의 거주실태와 개선방향 : 부산 정관 신도시 이주자 대상으로

Coercive migration of Koreans to Sakhalin began when Japanese imperialism forcibly took or compulsorily drafted about 150,000 Koreans to be detained since 1939. Those Koreans led a miserable life in poor working conditions and suffered from all kinds of discrimination. Most of Japanese who had stayed in Sakhalin when World War II had ended returned to their country, but Korean draftees couldn't return to Korea due to the issue of nationality, but had to stay in Sakhalin, which was the beginning of tragedy. Currently, about 3,000 individuals have returned to Korea and 126 individuals returned to permanently live in Busan in January 2009. Most of them who have permanently returned lead a life of hardship in Korea due to poor health, and separation with their children who are left in Sakhalin. Although the permanently returning project has lasted for almost 20 years, basic survey of their living status as well as measures to improve the quality of life are not sufficient at the governmental level. The issue has been handled by Korean Red Cross, local governments rather than the central government. This study aims to identify the living status and satisfaction of Koreans who permanently returned from Sakhalin and seek measures to support them at central and local government level.