Center Story - How it all began
One day in May 2000, a Korean man and a Bengali worker met in a small restaurant on the outskirt of Pyeongtaek City, Korea. After talking about their working experiences in Korea for a while, both men promised that they wanted to work towards a society where Koreans and foreign workers could both live and work happily together.
At the start, by borrowing another organization’s roomspace to start a language class, opening an office in a 300 square-foot shed, setting up living quarters for foreign workers in dotted places, the organization was born. Today, PTMWC has centers in multiple countries around the globe to help the averse conditions faced by migrant worker. However, without the help of practitioners, volunteers, sponsors, and the NGO worker’s tireless efforts, everything we have built up to now would not possible.
Since the promise, 17 years have already passed. Although, one man went off to the United States and the other man returned to Bangladesh, in their place remains the Pyongtaek Migrant Welfare Centre, where countless workers from around the globe, ate, slept, and fostered close-knit friendships.
We believe that the Korean man and the Bengali worker who met in 2000, will one day meet again; not as two people who coincidentally met on an occasion to dinner, but as friends who worked towards a goal for a fairer society. We wish the same to be true for those still working with us at PTMWC.
At the start, by borrowing another organization’s roomspace to start a language class, opening an office in a 300 square-foot shed, setting up living quarters for foreign workers in dotted places, the organization was born. Today, PTMWC has centers in multiple countries around the globe to help the averse conditions faced by migrant worker. However, without the help of practitioners, volunteers, sponsors, and the NGO worker’s tireless efforts, everything we have built up to now would not possible.
Since the promise, 17 years have already passed. Although, one man went off to the United States and the other man returned to Bangladesh, in their place remains the Pyongtaek Migrant Welfare Centre, where countless workers from around the globe, ate, slept, and fostered close-knit friendships.
We believe that the Korean man and the Bengali worker who met in 2000, will one day meet again; not as two people who coincidentally met on an occasion to dinner, but as friends who worked towards a goal for a fairer society. We wish the same to be true for those still working with us at PTMWC.
Managing Team
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Kim Woo YoungManaging DirectorKim Woo Young is the Executive Managing Director and founder of the Pyongtaek Migrant Centre which has strived to support migrants from abroad for over - years. He has started up NGO companies
such as Global Star Industries to help migrants nd work within Korea and he also plays a leading role in the NEKO Project in Nepal to support workers from abroad. He hopes to expand support projects to countries such as Myanmar and Cambodia in the future. |
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Sebastian Shitol NokrekExecutive DirectorSebastian Shitol Nokrek is a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and an executive of the Pyongtaek Migrant Centre. He has worked in South Korea for several years and has worked with people from over 17 different countries. He has also done missionary work through projects such as 'The Formation'.
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PTMWC Staff Members
Centre Locations
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PyongTaek Migrant Welfare Center
Phone Number - +(82)031-652-8855 Address - Gyeong Gi Do, Pyong Taek Si, Pyong Taek Dong, 66-2, 2nd floor |
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NEKO Happy Dream
Phone Number - +(977)1-4468888 Address - KL Tower, Chabahil-7 Kathmandu Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NekoHappyDream |
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Global Star ( Jigubyel )
Phone Number - +(82)031-654-8258 Address - Gyeong Gi Do, Pyong Taek Si, Pyong Taek Dong, 64-42 1st floor Website - http://jigubyel.com/shop/main/index.php |
Affiliated Partners
- The Catholic Diocese of Suwon
- The Oblates of Mary Immaculate
- BGC Partners
- Tae Kwon Do Gyo Jang