Employment permits for foreign workers are increasing...First application at the end of this month = South Korea

The South Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor will begin accepting applications for employment permits for the first time in 2024 from the 29th for business owners who wish to hire foreign workers.
The Employment Ministry announced on the 19th that the first round of applications will be held from the 29th to the 8th of next month. This first employment
The number of licenses issued was 35,000, an increase of more than 70% from last year's first edition. The quota by industry is 23,232 people in manufacturing, 1,500 in shipbuilding, 4,209 in agriculture and livestock industry, and 259 in fisheries.
5 people, 1,632 people in the construction industry, and 1,297 people in the service industry. In response to the shortage of human resources in industry, the government has increased the number of non-specialist work visas (E-9), which require employment permits, to 165,000 this year.
Increased to people. This is a significant increase from last year's 120,000 people, and is the largest in history. Approximately 30% of the annual implementation scale was allocated for the first time. Applications for employer employment permits have also been eased.
The period for recruiting domestic workers to hire foreign workers has been reduced to seven days for the manufacturing, Korean, construction, and service industries. Last year, agriculture, livestock and fisheries took 7 days, and manufacturing took 14 days.
It was between. Employers who wish to apply can visit the local employment and labor office that has jurisdiction over their efforts to recruit domestic workers, or visit the company's website.
The application results will be announced on the 28th of next month. Manufacturing and shipbuilding industries will be closed from February 29th to March 8th, livestock/fisheries, construction, and service industries will be closed from February 29th to March 8th.
Employment permits for businesses will be issued from March 11th to 15th. The restaurant industry and hotel/condominium industry, which have been able to issue E-9 visas since this year, will begin accepting applications from the second round in late April.
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