South Korea is in talks with the Philippines as one of the potential sources of workers with an aim to starting the pilot program as early as December 2023, officials say
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea approved a Seoul city plan on Friday, September 1, to let 100 foreign domestic workers into the country through a pilot program aimed at boosting birth rates by helping more women rejoin the workforce., aging population, and its historical reluctance to accept more immigrants.
South Korea is in talks with the Philippines as one of the potential sources of workers with an aim to starting the pilot program as early as December, officials said. The new scheme is the latest in a series of efforts by the government to reverse the plunging birth rate of Asia’s fourth-largest economy.
Meanwhile, the country’s inflow of foreign settlers as a percentage of its population is among the lowest in the OECD.
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