ULSAN, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — So-called “special contributors” from Afghanistan delivered their thanks to the local community in a variety of ways, one year after settling in the southeastern city of Ulsan after fleeing their country taken over by the Taliban. On behalf of about 150 Afghan special contributors and their families settling in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Twenty-nine Afghan evacuees airlifted to South Korea last year have been hired by a subcontractor of the shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., leading to their departure Monday from the government-provided temporary residence, officials said. The newly hired and their family members, totaling 157 people from 29 households, will move [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A revised law on foreign residents in South Korea took effect Tuesday, granting Afghan evacuees administrative and financial support on par with recognized refugees, the justice ministry said. A total of 390 Afghans, mostly local helpers for South Korea and their families, arrived here in August to flee their [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Six Afghan evacuees airlifted to South Korea from Afghanistan taken over by the Taliban last year have found jobs, the justice ministry said Monday. The six recently got employed at a manufacturer in Incheon, 40 kilometers west of Seoul, and other companies, while another person was admitted to a [...]
JINCHEON, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Afghan ‘special contributors’ and their family members left for Yeosu, South Jeolla Province on Wednesday after staying at the National Human Resources Development Institute in Jincheon for about two months. About 50 people, including officials from the Jincheon municipal office, institute employees and local residents, gave them a hearty [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a revision to the immigration law to grant long-term residency to Afghan evacuees airlifted in August from the Taliban-seized country and allow them to get jobs here. “In order for them to live independently in our society, getting jobs must be a priority,” Prime [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Among the Afghan evacuees who were airlifted to South Korea in August, teenage girls will learn taekwondo. Together with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation started teaching the Korean traditional martial art to children and teenagers under 18 years of age among the Afghan [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Wednesday started assimilation programs for Afghan evacuees who settled in South Korea in August upon fleeing their country after it was taken over by the Taliban. Various programs, offered by relevant ministries, are aimed at helping them learn the language, get familiar with the culture and [...]
JINCHEON, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of Afghan evacuee families under South Korean protection on Friday got a chance to enjoy the outdoors and fresh air for the first time since their arrival here, following the end of a mandatory self-isolation protocol against COVID-19. Last month, the Seoul government evacuated 390 Afghan co-workers and [...]