[1/2]A Hanwha Aerospace engineer works on a KAAV (Korean Amphibious Assault Vehicle) at Hanwha Aerospace factory in Changwon, South Korea, March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
SEOUL, June 28 (Reuters) – South Korea aims to issue a record number of visas for foreign skilled workers this year, as the justice minister announced on Wednesday a fifteen-fold increase in the annual quota to 30,000 in order to help companies overcome staffing shortages.
With younger South Koreans reluctant to take up blue-collar jobs, the industrial and farming sectors of Asia’s fourth-largest economy are struggling to fill vacancies.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-boost-visas-skilled-workers-amid-labour-shortages-2023-06-28/
