Yeosu City Secures Immigration and Foreigners Comprehensive Support Center

Achievement of Public-Private Cooperation
Responding to Policy Demands for Foreign Residents

Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do announced on the 20th that it has secured the establishment of the 'Jeonnam Eastern Region Immigration and Foreign Residents Comprehensive Support Center' after fierce competition among local governments in the eastern part of Jeollanam-do.

According to Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do Province established an Immigration and Foreign Residents Comprehensive Support Center in Yeongam-gun last year to address the challenges of local depopulation and meet the policy demands of foreign residents. The province then searched for additional candidate sites in the eastern region.

Exterior view of Yeosu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where the Jeonnam Eastern Immigrant Foreigners Comprehensive Support Center will be established.

In response, the city established the Youth Population Policy Office directly under the Deputy Mayor last year and has been making efforts to attract the center by consulting with related organizations and discussing possible locations within the city.

The Jeonnam Eastern Region Immigration and Foreign Residents Comprehensive Support Center will be located within the Yeosu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, overseeing seven cities and counties: Yeosu, Suncheon, Gwangyang, Gokseong, Gurye, Goheung, and Boseong.

Tailored services for foreign residents will be provided, including: ▲Operation of a comprehensive consultation desk ▲Korean language and vocational education ▲Support for the settlement of foreign residents ▲Various cultural programs for social integration and awareness improvement.

Jeollanam-do plans to publicly recruit an operating institution for the Jeonnam Eastern Region Immigration and Foreign Residents Comprehensive Support Center until the 4th of next month. After reviewing candidates in February, the province aims to begin full-scale operations in July.

Mayor Jung Kimyung stated, "We expect this center to provide stable jobs for foreign residents and help resolve labor shortages in industry and agriculture. This is a significant achievement made possible through public-private cooperation, including the provision of space by the Yeosu Chamber of Commerce and Industry."

Meanwhile, according to the 'Status of Foreign Residents in Local Governments' announced by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in October last year, about 10,500 foreign residents live in Yeosu City, making it the second largest population in the province after Yeongam-gun.

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