Hamyang-gun, Nationwide First Operation of Dormitory for Foreign Seasonal Workers

19 Guest Rooms and Shared Kitchen Available for 42 Residents

35 Public Seasonal Workers (Vietnam) to Move In by End of May

Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 26th that it will be the first in the nation to start operating dormitories for foreign seasonal workers.

According to the county, the dormitory for foreign seasonal workers prepared by Hamyang-gun is a three-story building with a total area of 752㎡, consisting of 19 rooms, a shared kitchen, laundry room, and office, accommodating a total of 42 workers.

The county purchased an existing motel and remodeled it into a dormitory for seasonal workers, completing the construction in March.

Exterior view of the seasonal workers' dormitory in Hamyang-gun

This year, the county's public seasonal worker project is directly employing foreign workers through the Hamyang-gun Cooperative Joint Business Corporation. Starting with 20 Vietnamese workers on the 26th, a total of 35 workers are expected to arrive by the end of May, and the dormitory will operate for eight months from April to November.

With the completion of the foreign seasonal worker dormitory, a stable living space is provided for seasonal workers to adapt locally, and it is expected to become a solid foundation for the rural areas of Hamyang-gun, which face labor shortages during the busy farming season.

In line with the completion, on the 25th, Jin Byeong-yeong, the governor of Hamyang-gun, conducted an on-site inspection of the seasonal worker dormitory, focusing on convenience and safety of the facilities.

Governor Jin said, “Based on the successful experience of introducing public seasonal workers for the first time in Gyeongnam last year, we built the seasonal worker dormitory to systematically and promptly supply labor to farms in need of workforce.”

He added, “As the demand for foreign seasonal workers by farms increases, we plan to gradually expand the number of workers introduced, and we will do our best to reflect the opinions of employing farms so that they can use seasonal workers more conveniently.”

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