Seoul wants to include caregivers from South-east Asian countries other than the Philippines.
- now a little over two months in - to include more caregivers from South-east Asian countries other than the Philippines.
Before the pilot project began, the city government and the Labour Ministry announced in June their plans to increase the number of foreign caregivers to 1,200 by the first half of 2025. Now, both organisations have said they want to bring in more South-east Asian caregivers besides those from the Philippines.
During a National Assembly audit of the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Oct 15, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon stated Cambodia as one of the countries. He also argued that the current program requires “greater diversity and modifications to better align with Korea’s needs”.rights, safety and equitable treatment of the existing caregivers
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