A large proportion of young adults and children with multicultural backgrounds and work experience here have suffered from unfair treatment, such as salaries that are lower than minimum wage and verbal abuse from employers, a survey showed Thursday.
The Migrant Youth Foundation conducted the survey, interviewing 4,078 individuals aged between nine and 24 with multicultural backgrounds.
According to the survey, 25 percent (a quarter) of those born here to at least one parent of foreign nationality said they were paid less than the government-set hourly minimum wage.
People with multicultural backgrounds have relatively lower basic academic ability, and they have a reduced likelihood of landing quality jobs. Society needs measures to help them get quality jobs," a researcher of the foundation said.
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