Changwon Special City 'Strives to Secure Outstanding Foreign Talent'

EPS (Employment Permit System) Conference Held in Changwon 2022
Inviting Ambassadors from 16 Countries in Korea to Explore EPS Achievements

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam took active steps to promote Changwon and secure excellent foreign talent at the 2022 EPS Conference event.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] On the 29th, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam took active steps to promote Changwon and secure excellent foreign talent at the 2022 EPS Conference hosted by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea.

The Employment Permit System (EPS) is a system that allows small and medium-sized enterprises that cannot find domestic workers to legally employ non-professional foreign workers by obtaining an employment permit from the government. Since 2016, a conference has been held annually to promote mutual exchange and cooperation between foreign labor sending countries and local governments.

The EPS sending countries include 16 nations: Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, China, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, East Timor, and Laos.

Especially as international travel became difficult due to COVID-19, many small and medium-sized enterprises faced severe labor shortages. Through this conference, current issues by country were discussed and the achievements of the Employment Permit System were shared. Furthermore, various support projects such as language support services, customized job training, and industrial accident prevention programs to help foreign workers settle domestically and adapt to workplaces will be expanded.

Hong Nam-pyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, welcomed ambassadors from the 16 countries and said, “We express our gratitude to foreign workers who play an important role in Changwon, a city centered on the manufacturing industry.” He added, “Taking this conference as an opportunity, we will strengthen mutual partnerships and do our best as a local government to ensure that foreigners visiting Changwon Special City can easily adapt and feel the sincerity of the citizens.”

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