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Whistleblower
Joined: 03 Feb 2007
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 Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:57 am Post subject: Foreigners Can Work for Up to 5 Years |
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Maybe some good news for us foreigners who could save applying for a Visa every year. Any opinions?
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Foreigners Can Work for Up to 5 Years
By Bae Ji-sook
Staff Reporter
From July 28, foreign nationals will be able to work for up to five straight years without having to make the obligatory one-month sojourn outside Korea to extend their job contracts, the Ministry of Labor said Tuesday.
According to the revised Foreign Workers Employment Law, those currently allowed to work for up to three years will be able to extend their contracts for another two years. Currently, they have to leave the country for one month before renewal.
``Foreign workers complained over the cost involved in the one-month trip and management said their absence damaged business,'' Kim Yeon-shik, a ministry official, said.
Employment procedures will also change for management to hire more eligible persons. Under the current system, employers have to pick workers from those passing a Korean language test without screening their individual details.
But a new list will show each jobseeker's qualifications and career record. Employers will also be able to recruit directly via interviews overseas.
Workers will also get additional support. The government will provide job information to ethnic Korean Chinese people to help them settle in Korea more easily after signing work contracts.
In order to prevent workplace exploitation, conditions will be specified that allow workers to transfer to other companies. Workers can apply for transfers when wages are delayed and if their employer violates the Korean Labor Law.
``Under the new system, employers will be able to secure manpower from overseas and workers can easily adjust to Korean society,'' the official said.
The current employment permit system (EPS) allows a maximum three-year contract and renewal of up to two years, while the transfer of workplaces is limited to factory closures or worksite abuse.
In April, 377,032 foreigners were working under the EPS and 75.4 percent of them were working at companies with less than 30 on their payroll.
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artyom
Joined: 28 Jul 2007
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IlIlNine
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:56 am Post subject: |
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They're talking about the DDD workers, not english teachers.
The amusing thing is, because people take pity on them and they now have some kind of union representation, the conditions of their stay here can only improve.
This is a good thing.
Unfortunately, it seems that for E2s and the like, the situation is deteriorating. We will have to jump through far more hoops than the factory workers to get our immigration status sorted.
This is not a good thing.
... still glad I'm not a factory worker though ..  |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:10 am Post subject: |
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| IlIlNine wrote: |
Unfortunately, it seems that for E2s and the like, the situation is deteriorating. We will have to jump through far more hoops than the factory workers to get our immigration status sorted.
This is not a good thing.
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We work with children. This is a VERY GOOD thing. |
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