Korea loosens regulations on foreign workers

South Korean officials say more than 12,000 migrant workers will arrive in the country in the first half of 2022 to ease labor shortages in the agriculture and fishing sectors.

Last week, the Korean Ministry of Justice also decided to automatically extend the stay period for more than 130,000 foreign workers and 950 crew members of fishing boats whose visas expired in the period from April 13 to the end of January 31. 12/2022. Of these, there are about 3,000 Vietnamese workers.

Since April 1, workers from all countries, except Pakistan and Uzebekistan, are exempt from the requirement of quarantine and medical isolation for 7 days when entering Korea. The condition is that there is a confirmation of completion of vaccination against COVID-19 in the country according to the regulations of the World Health Organization and have fully declared the vaccination history on the Korean data system before entering the country. .

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