Kazakhstan designated as workforce-sending country

Kazakhstan has been designated as a sending country under the employment permit system (EPS), with workers from the Central Asian nation expected to arrive starting in 2028, according to officials. The decision was made during a foreign workforce policy committee meeting presided over by Government Policy Coordination Minister Lim Ki-keun.

Kazakhstan joins a list of 18 countries, including the Philippines, Mongolia, and Vietnam, as an EPS sending nation. The designation was based on Kazakhstan's ability to ensure fairness and transparency in dispatch affairs, as well as the country's government agency dedicated to workforce management and the presence of adequate workforce training facilities and infrastructure.

The employment permit system is designed to bring foreign workers transparently without private sector involvement through memorandums of understanding between South Korea and sending countries.

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