SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government said Sunday it has revised its pilot program for providing Filipina domestic workers to households, following about a month of the program’s implementation. The revisions, made during meetings between the labor ministry and other relevant parties, will take effect this month to address issues that arose [...]
SEOUL, Sept.17 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea celebrates its annual Chuseok harvest festival, a group of domestic workers from the Philippines, part of a new government initiative to address the country’s low birth rate, finds itself at a cultural crossroads. The program, launched on September 3 by the Ministry of Employment and Labor in conjunction [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) –The Seoul city government said Tuesday that 100 Filipina domestic workers will begin working in South Korean households for the first time in September in a pilot program meant to ease rising childcare burdens. The Seoul city government and the labor ministry said it will accept applications from families [...]