- The purpose of test
- Promoting adaptation to Korean life by leading entrance of foreign worker who has basic understanding on Korea and evaluation of the level of Korean language skills of foreign job seekers and Korean Society, It can be used as objective selection criteria for the list of foreign job seekers.
Employment Permit System
Employment Permit System
- Implemented in August, 2004 to help small and medium sized companies to solve their labor shortages.
- Allows employers who have failed to hire native workers to legally hire an adequate number of foreign workers.
- System that the government introduced to manage foreign workers in Korea in an organized manner.
Foreign Workforce Policy Committee
- Select sending countries based on the rate of illegally staying workers, preference by employers and etc.
- Determine the quota of work force per each industry.
- Develop a policy on hiring foreign workers.
Industries | Description |
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Manufacturing | Companies with less than 300 full-time workers or less than KRW 8 billion in capital |
Construction | Any type of construction project ※ Excluding construction companies building power plants, steelworks and petrochemical facilities holding industrial environment facilities licenses |
Service | Construction waste managing, recycled material collection and sales, warehousing and cold storage (inland), publication of books, magazines and printed materials, publication of music and audio contents |
Fishing | Deep sea and costal fishing, fish farming, extraction of salt |
Agriculture and Stock-breeding |
Plant cultivation, stock-breeding, and its service |
https://www.eps.go.kr/ph/index.html
Service Introduction
- HRDKorea supports the overseas recruitment of capable Korean HR
- By providing a one-stop service that includes recruitment, jo consulting services, registration services and immigration
services, HRDkorea serves as the best partner in the successful overseas emplyment of capable talents seeking jobs
overseas.
- multinational corporations, local enterprises, local subsidiaries for domestic company(large, medium, and small sized),
companies wishing to hire Korean manpower whose workplace are located in abroad wishing to hire Korean manpower - HRDKorea is the best partner to the businesses that will bring about a bright future, by supporting the development of
capable talents through systemic training service. - Resume preparation: If you write a resume and cover letter after joining Worldjob as an individual member, you can
apply to recruitment ongoing. And if you set your resume state as ‘open’, we can send you text message when job
openings perfectly matching with you come out.
※ When authenticating company,
you must provide documents to show that your company exist in abroad such as a local business license or business
registration certification. Also we may request confirmation of fact to diplomatic offices. In addition, You must follow
working conditions as registered on Worldjob when you make an employment contract with candidates.
- HRDKorea is the best partner to the businesses that will bring about a bright future, by supporting the development of
capable talents through systemic training service.
Courses | K-Move School(Long-term/Short-term) | GE4U(Global Employment for You) |
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Summary | Supporting korean youth with talent and passion to their dreams come true, by providing customized training program |
GE4U Courses are a a model for cooperation among local gonernment, academia and HRDKorea to support the overseas employment of college graduate |
Entry Standard (common) | - Korean who has no grounds for disqualification ※ The man who can be issued a visa for training and employment abroad - The man(woman) who has never participate training program of HRDKorea - The man(woman) who appropriate to overseas application for workers - Graduate or prospective graduate of their final school | |
Supporting Expense | Long-term Training : maximum 8 million won for each person Short-term Training : maximum 5.8 million won for each person |
Maximun 4.5 million won for each person |
Training Period | Long-term Training : 6~12 months Short-term Training : 3~6 months |
3~9 months |
Limitations | - The man(woman) who has participated overseas employment training program (supporting by HRDKorea) whit in an year - The man(woman) who wil not be able to get employed with in 6 months after finishing training - The man(woman) who has unemployment insurance or registration of business at the day of starting training program - The man(woman) who can not be issued a visa for training and employment abroad - The man(woman) who has been in the foreign country over 6 months that he (she) will be training or employed in | |
Entry Standard (each) | The man(woman) under 34 years old (Under 30% of total number of participant can be filled with over 34 years old) |
The man(woman) under 34 years old and graduate or prospective graduate of college running Training program |
http://www.hrdkorea.or.kr/ENG/5/1
http://eps.hrdkorea.or.kr/epstopik/abot/exam/selectTopikDesc.do?lang=en
Alice Hyuna Park
From Myanmar, the road of
immigration to Korea is increasing year by year. The Burmese see in the
country of the Far East a dream come true, because from a military
dictatorship it has become a democratic country with a growing economy.
But the Seoul government should welcome them as children (which it also
needs) and combat violations of their rights and racism amongst the
population. For the good of all.
Seoul (AsiaNews) –For thousands of Myanmar workers who chose to
leave their homes to find jobs abroad, South Korea was one of the most
popular destinations ― a symbol of hope for their futures. Korea’s
peaceful transition from a military dictatorship to a democracy, along
with its unprecedented economic boom, reassured them that Korea would be
more welcoming, as Myanmar might share a similar history.
When these workers entered Korea, they encountered discrimination from
the Korean people as well as human rights abuses from employers. Unlike
their colleagues from other Southeast Asian countries, Myanmar workers
had to make a choice between staying in Korea under unfavorable working
conditions and returning to military rule and high unemployment in
Myanmar.
Eventually, many chose to remain in Korea and apply for political asylum
via active participation in pro-democracy groups such as the Democratic
Voice of Burma and Burma Action Korea, as the historically
labor-unfriendly Korean government granted political asylum more easily
than requests for permanent resident status for workers. Myanmar, in
particular, has a 42-percent approval rate compared to 10 percent for
other nationals.
At the same time, Myanmar workers have been lobbying for better labor
conditions and rights for foreign workers through migrant workers’
rights groups such as Migrant Workers’ Television (MWTV). While many
leaders of the Migrants’ Trade Union (MTU) have been deported, it has
been easy for Myanmar workers, who have received political asylum to
maintain their leadership roles. Nevertheless, there are still hundreds
of Myanmar workers who remain illegal due to restrictive Korean
employment laws.
Myanmar workers make up less than 2 percent of the 239,179 foreign
workers currently holding legal, nonprofessional jobs in Korea. As of
June, there are 4,000 Myanmar workers in Korea under the Employment
Permit System (EPS), half of whom are here as trainees and interns,
subject to less pay and even more unstable working conditions.
This year, the first Myanmar workers to come to Korea under the EPS in
2008 will finish their third and final year in Korea. According to
reports from MWTV, approximately 40 percent of all EPS workers are
expected to remain in Korea as undocumented workers.
Prior to the EPS, the only way that Myanmar workers could legally enter
Korea was through local brokers. These brokers were often affiliated
with the Myanmar administration, and charged astronomical rates. Others
overstayed their travel visas and chose to work illegally.
The EPS theoretically allows for a more democratic process, allowing
people who have passed the EPS-KLT, the Korean language test, an
opportunity to work in Korea. The Ministry of Employment and Labor
website proudly announced that the EPS for foreign workers won first
place at the 2011 U.N. Public Service Awards “in recognition of its
fair, transparent, and migrant and business-friendly recruit system.”
The EPS, which began in 2007-08 for Myanmar, is indeed a successful
model for fair recruitment but still lacks finesse when it comes to the
details for working conditions and contracts.
According to the ministry, the sudden rise in demand for foreign workers
in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), combined with the end of
the first EPS cycle, has also resulted in a steep climb in illegal
residents, from 24 percent in 2010 to 31 percent in April.
While praise for the EPS comes from Korean employers who now have access
to a wide pool of Korean-speaking foreign employees, criticisms of the
program come from foreign workers themselves, who make up the core of
the program yet have little input when it comes to their workers’
rights.
Korea’s aging population is evidence that foreign labour is a necessity
for the future. With the revision of the immigration laws and the
establishment of a new concentrated immigration office, the Korean
government is making headway in improving and expanding the EPS.
A counselling centre for migrant workers was opened a few weeks ago in
Ansan, south of Seoul, providing help in 10 different languages. More
recently, the ministry amended employment laws to extend the application
period for re-employment under the EPS.
Now that the EPS is beyond the initial stages, it needs to move beyond
recruitment policies to allow for a sustainable program for the growing
number of foreign workers, possibly including permanent resident status
as well as legalization of migrant workers’ labour unions.
By opening dialogue and collaborating with both the migrant workers and
their employers to find the best solutions, Korea can truly become a
stage for the dreams of thousands of migrant workers.
Ref;http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Burmese-immigrants,-hope-for-the-future-of-Korea-22345.html
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