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Seoul Moves to Cut Insurance Burden for Short-Term Foreign Agricultural Laborers

Seoul Moves to Cut Insurance Burden for Short-Term Foreign Agricultural Laborers

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to exempt short-term foreign agricultural and fisheries workers from mandatory long-term care insurance contributions, in a move aimed at easing labor costs in rural communities struggling with chronic worker shortages. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday it has proposed a revision to the enforcement decree [...]