Ministry of the Interior and Safety Publishes Casebook and Hosts Contest to Bridge the Emotional Gap with Foreign Residents

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (Minister Jeon Hae-cheol) announced on the 11th that it will carry out activities such as the publication of a casebook and a 60-second video contest to eliminate conflicts and prejudices against foreign residents living in local communities and to narrow the emotional distance with neighbors.

The casebook, published for the first time this year under the theme "I am also a resident of our neighborhood," contains 46 foreign resident support cases promoted by local governments last year. Cases such as Chungcheongnam-do’s "One call center interpreter worth ten daughters," Jeollabuk-do’s "Spending a warm and affectionate day watching TV," and Daegu Dalseo-gu’s "My dream is to become a social worker" received much attention.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will distribute and share the published casebook to 243 local governments nationwide so that local government officials can use it as a reference material to better understand foreign residents.

Meanwhile, to convey the diverse stories of foreign residents, the "1st Foreign Resident Awareness Enhancement 60-Second Video Contest" will also be held. The theme of this contest is "Foreign residents! Our neighborhood neighbors." Participants are invited to submit creative ideas and heartwarming stories in a 60-second video that address misunderstandings and prejudices about foreign residents, showcase foreign residents living and demonstrating their abilities in the community, and depict the communication, exchange, and cooperation between foreign and native residents living together in the neighborhood to promote mutual understanding.

Park Seong-ho, Director of Local Autonomy and Decentralization, said, "Many foreign residents live as members of our society, but there are still many challenges to overcome, such as conflicts and prejudices arising from the failure to recognize differences between foreign and native residents." He added, "We hope that the publication of this casebook and the video contest will serve as valuable catalysts for local social integration, enabling mutual understanding and respect for each other’s differences."

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