SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The government needs to establish measures to subsidize kindergarten fees for children of foreign nationality residing in the country, the state human rights watchdog said Tuesday. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) said it made this recommendation in response to a petition filed by a civic group, [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will provide education fee support to kindergartens with foreign children that are suffering from financial difficulties stemming from the prolonged pandemic, officials said Wednesday. Under an emergency handout, the city government will cover half of education fees of 1,556 foreign children enrolled in 551 national, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will temporarily expand visa issuance for foreign children staying illegally in the country to better guarantee their right to education, the justice ministry said Thursday. Until now, undocumented foreign children eligible for visas have been middle and high school students, as well as high school graduates, who [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign children aged 3-5 in Seoul will receive education fee support equivalent to that for South Korean children from March, the city’s education office said Monday. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will provide up to 150,000 won (US$126) — 100,000 won for daytime programs and 50,000 won for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The government of the southeastern city of Gimhae apologized Thursday for ordering mandatory COVID-19 tests of foreign children registered at the city’s daycare centers amid a backlash over xenophobia and rights violations concerns. A government memo obtained by Yonhap News Agency earlier this week showed the municipality, located 300 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The government of the southeastern city of Gimhae on Wednesday withdrew a mandatory virus test program of foreign children registered at the city’s daycare centers amid a backlash over xenophobia and rights violations concerns. A government memo obtained by Yonhap News Agency showed the municipality, located 300 kilometers southeast [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The government of the southeastern city of Gimhae has ordered mandatory COVID-19 testing of foreign children registered at the city’s daycare centers, raising concerns of xenophobia and possible rights violations. A government memo obtained by Yonhap News Agency showed that the municipality, located 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, ordered [...]