Saturday 20 August 2011
Korea
Foreign workers
An estimated 710,000 foreign laborers work in manufacturing, construction, service, agriculture and livestock since the Employment Permit System came into effect in 2004 allowing foreigners to work in Korea. The system allows foreigners to live and work in Korea for up to five years, but then they must return to their home country.
The number of foreign laborers entering Korea rose from 77,000 in 2004 to 132,000 in 2008, but dropped to 34,000 in 2009 just after the global financial crisis. Some 48,000 have already arrived so far this year.
The number of foreign laborers entering Korea rose from 77,000 in 2004 to 132,000 in 2008, but dropped to 34,000 in 2009 just after the global financial crisis. Some 48,000 have already arrived so far this year.
In 2009, 2,000 found jobs on farms, last year 3,100 and this year 4,500. As of July, 11,394 foreigners were working on farms in the country, up from 9,849 at the end of last year and exceeding 10,000 for the first time. But farms still face an acute shortage of workers and are competing to hire foreign laborers.
Source: newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk
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