Imsil-gun Conducts Tourist Tour for Foreign Seasonal Workers

On the 7th, Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk Province, announced that it conducted a tourism tour in Imsil Cheese Theme Park and Okjeongho Bungeo Island area with the participation of 40 foreign seasonal workers.

Imsil-gun conducted a tourism tour for foreign seasonal workers on the 7th at Imsil Cheese Theme Park and Okjeongho Bungeo Island area.
[Photo by Imsil-gun]

The county planned this event to introduce major tourist resources of Imsil-gun to seasonal workers from Tuyen Quang City, Vietnam, under the MOU, aiming to foster pride in the region and support their stable settlement.

The event was held by inviting foreign seasonal workers who came from Vietnam seeking jobs to alleviate rural labor shortages caused by aging population, and included tours of representative tourist sites in Imsil-gun and cheese-making experiences.

The seasonal workers from Tuyen Quang City, Vietnam, who first arrived in April, have contributed to easing labor shortages during the busy farming season, and farmers have expressed high satisfaction.

On this day, to relieve the fatigue and regrets of the Vietnamese workers who commute daily between their accommodations and workplaces for short-term seasonal work, a meaningful event was organized under the guidance of a Vietnamese marriage immigrant interpreter and a cultural tourism guide, allowing them to experience Imsil’s famous spots and local specialties.

The workers took photos amid the fully bloomed roses at Imsil Cheese Theme Park, participated in cheese and pizza making experiences, and enjoyed pork cutlet served for lunch, spending a healing time of rest from the hard farming work.

In particular, cheese and pizza making, which are unfamiliar in Vietnam, became an opportunity to introduce a unique tourism course exclusive to Imsil-gun to the foreigners.

Meanwhile, the county is currently deploying and operating a total of 142 workers, including 34 MOU seasonal workers this year and 108 workers including marriage immigrant families, and plans to have 188 workers active by the second half of this year.

To help foreign seasonal workers adapt locally and promote the region, the county plans to discover and promote various support programs for foreign workers in addition to the Imsil tour.

County Governor Shim Min said, “Through this event, I hope that foreign seasonal workers who came from afar to help farmers will regard Imsil-gun as their second hometown and remember it as a special place they want to visit again,” adding, “I also expect all workers to serve as ambassadors promoting Imsil-gun.”

Imsil = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Nosik baekok@asiae.co.kr

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