By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff Reporter
LAOAG CITY—A Korean school is
partnering with the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte to train Ilocanos in speaking
the Korean language.
Anne Marie Lizette B. Atuan,
manager of the Public Employment Service Office under the provincial government
announced that enrollment is now on-going for the short-term training course
which could last for more or less 13 days.
For the benefit of interested
applicants who want to work in South Korea, the KRT International Training
Center Inc. is reaching out to all Ilocanos in the province to provide Korean
language training to them without going out of their comfort zone.
For Ms. Atuan, she said, “This
is a good opportunity to all interested individuals who wish to learn Korean
language.”
In May, the KRT Training
Center initially conducted a career orientation at the Capitol attended by at
least 75 participants.
Last year, the government of
South Korea decided to accept 56,000 foreign workers under the Employment
Permit System in 2019 to relieve a labor shortage in the country.
Under the plan, Korea will
accept 43,000 newcomers and 13,000 returnees—2,000 fewer newcomers than in 2018
and 2,000 more returnees.
Under the EPS, a foreign
worker can work in Korea for up to four years and 10 months on an E-9 visa, but
cannot leave and re-enter the country on the same visa during that time.
After four years and 10
months, E-9 holders who meet certain conditions are eligible to leave and
re-enter the country to return to their previous employers.
With this, the Ilocos Norte
government hopes to help send some of these factory workers by partnering with
a Korean school.
Since 2004, Korea has
accepted low-skilled migrant workers from 16 countries via the EPS in response
to labor shortages at the country’s farms, fisheries, and small and
medium-sized companies.
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