Yeongam County Begins Construction of Dormitory for Foreign Seasonal Workers

Scheduled for Completion in August Next Year
23 Rooms to Accommodate 46 Residents

Yeongam County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Woo Seunghee) held a groundbreaking ceremony for the "Dormitory for Agricultural Workers" on the site of the former Korea Rural Community Corporation's Sijong branch in Sijong-myeon on the 22nd.

According to the county on the 23rd, the dormitory is being constructed to improve the welfare of foreign seasonal workers, including their housing. A budget of 5.54 billion KRW has been allocated for the project. The dormitory will have a total floor area of 1,209 square meters, consist of 23 rooms over two floors, and is scheduled for completion in August next year. It will accommodate 46 foreign seasonal workers.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the agricultural workers' dormitory on the site of the former Korea Rural Community Corporation Sijong branch in Sijong-myeon, Yeongam-gun. Photo by Yeongam-gun

Once the dormitory is completed, foreign seasonal workers will receive local adaptation training based on stable housing and will work at farms in Yeongam that are experiencing labor shortages.

The county plans to address labor supply issues caused by aging and population decline by implementing various measures, including the construction of the dormitory, expanding the recruitment of foreign seasonal workers, and operating a rural workforce brokerage center.

Governor Woo Seunghee stated, "We are building the dormitory for agricultural workers to improve the living conditions of foreign seasonal workers, who can be a solution to the agricultural labor shortage," and added, "We will continue to provide support so that they can contribute to local agriculture without worries."

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