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…
Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor revealed that parental leave benefits for foreign workers increased by 100% last year, reaching a total of 36.45 billion won. This marked a significant jump from 18.15 billion won paid out in the previous year. The number of recipients also rose by more than 50%, from 1,354 to 2,031 individuals.
As of July this year, foreign nationals had already received 26.71 billion won in benefits, with 1,476 recipients. This represented an increase in the percentage of foreign workers receiving assistance, up to 1.2% from 1.1% last year and 1% two years ago. Ethnic Korean Chinese received the most support, accounting for 1,154 recipients and 22.56 billion won.
Vietnamese nationals followed with 895 recipients and 12.87 billion won, while Chinese nationals received 11.54 billion won, American citizens received 5.78 billion won, Japanese nationals received 4.99 billion won, and Canadian nationals received 3.08 billion won.
Under Korean labor laws, foreign workers holding relevant visas, such as E-9 or H-2 visas, can be eligible for these benefits.
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