Gov't to devise new support road map for foreign workers in H1

The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday it plans to formulate an integrated support road map for migrant workers within the first half of this year, reflecting expert opinions gathered at various forums. Vice Minister Kwon Chang-jun announced the schedule at a National Assembly forum, saying foreign employment policies will have to shift to a comprehensive and integrated perspective encompassing introduction, utilization, support for stay and settlement. He stressed that the government will finalize the integrated support road map for foreign workers to help build a sustainable labor market and implement it without disruption. "(The government) will support the growth of unskilled foreign workers and expand opportunities for skilled, highly qualified personnel to stay in the long term. The employment permit system will be revised in a way that creates a win-win situation by considering both the human rights of foreign workers and the jobs of domestic workers," he said. The number of foreigners employed in Korea has reached 1.1 million, but critics say foreign workforce policiesWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times