Parental leave benefits for foreign workers double last year
Parental leave benefits paid to foreign workers in Korea doubled over the past year, data showed Sunday. The data, submitted to Rep. Park Soo-min of the People Power Party by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, showed total payments reached 36.45 billion won last year, up from 18.15 billion won the year before. The number of recipients rose more than 50 percent to 2,031 from 1,354. Through July…
The Korea Times reported that parental leave benefits for foreign workers in Korea have doubled over the past year, reaching 36.45 billion won in total payments. This significant increase, up from 18.15 billion won the previous year, reflects a growing recognition of the need to support foreign workers in the country. The number of recipients also rose more than 50 percent to 2,031, with foreign nationals representing 1.2 percent of all recipients, up from 1.1 percent last year.
Ethnic Korean Chinese received the most support, with 1,154 recipients sharing 22.56 billion won, followed by Vietnamese nationals.
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