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Gov’t to Extend Period of Stay for Seasonal Migrant Workers to 8 Months

SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will extend the maximum period of stay for seasonal migrant workers from the current five months to eight months to tackle chronic labor shortages in its agricultural and fisheries sectors, the justice and agriculture ministries said Tuesday. The ministries said the government will revise the relevant enforcement [...]

Seoul to Temporarily Ease Rules on Foreign Seasonal Workers

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will temporarily ease rules on the employment of foreign seasonal workers in the agriculture and fisheries sectors to cope with the labor shortage aggravated by the prolonged coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Justice said Monday. Under the temporary deregulatory measure, foreigners who are staying here without a [...]