Boryeong City Supports 260 Foreign Seasonal Workers... Eases Labor Shortage in Fishing Villages

74 More People Scheduled to Enter in August

Boryeong City Hall Exterior View

Boryeong City in South Chungcheong Province announced on the 29th that it will support 260 seasonal workers to address labor shortages in fishing villages caused by an aging population. An additional 74 workers are scheduled to enter the country in August.

From 2017 to 2023, the city supported 1,021 workers for 276 fishing households, helping to alleviate labor shortages in fishing communities.

This year, the city prioritized recruiting family members of marriage immigrants residing in the area who are between the ages of 19 and 55 and are within fourth-degree relatives living abroad, as well as family members of Vietnamese marriage immigrants living overseas, inviting a total of 334 people.

These workers receive an E-8-4 short-term employment visa, which allows them to work for up to five months, and are employed in the fisheries sector, including anchovy processing, through organizations such as the Chungnam Boryeong Coastal Anchovy Net Association.

The city expects that the establishment of the foreign seasonal worker system will resolve issues such as non-compliance with contract periods and unstable entry and exit due to illegal immigration, and will greatly contribute to increasing fishing household income through stable employment.

Mayor Kim Dongil said, "We will prevent workers from leaving their workplaces by providing stable support for seasonal workers, and will preemptively block any potential human rights violations through ongoing management of employing fishing households."

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