E-9 foreign worker quota fixed
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By Kang
Hyun-kyung
The government has fixed the 2114 E-9 visa quota for foreign workers at 53,000, an increase of 3,000 from this year, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Sunday.
The figure comes as nearly 17,000 workers are expected to return to their home countries next year after their contracts expire and additional demand for foreign workers from small- and medium-sized firms is estimated at 36,000.
The government said the vast majority of foreign workers (some 42,000) will be employed in the manufacturing sector while the remainder will work in the agriculture and fisheries industries.
The maximum quota for H-2 visas for ethnic Koreans from China and the former Soviet Union region, widely known as the Commonwealth of Independent States, will remain at 303,000, the same as that of this year.
The government confirmed the quota during a policy committee meeting on foreign workers. It said firms providing dormitories for foreign workers will be given advantages in securing labor.
It plans to unveil a comprehensive plan to prevent industrial injuries among migrant workers in January.
The government has fixed the 2114 E-9 visa quota for foreign workers at 53,000, an increase of 3,000 from this year, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Sunday.
The figure comes as nearly 17,000 workers are expected to return to their home countries next year after their contracts expire and additional demand for foreign workers from small- and medium-sized firms is estimated at 36,000.
The government said the vast majority of foreign workers (some 42,000) will be employed in the manufacturing sector while the remainder will work in the agriculture and fisheries industries.
The maximum quota for H-2 visas for ethnic Koreans from China and the former Soviet Union region, widely known as the Commonwealth of Independent States, will remain at 303,000, the same as that of this year.
The government confirmed the quota during a policy committee meeting on foreign workers. It said firms providing dormitories for foreign workers will be given advantages in securing labor.
It plans to unveil a comprehensive plan to prevent industrial injuries among migrant workers in January.
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