Foreign nationals make up 0.7% of Korea's research workforce, visa hurdles persist
Foreign experts accounted for less than 1 percent of research personnel at Korean companies, a report showed Tuesday, with companies identifying visa and related administrative issues as the biggest obstacles to hiring foreign workers in the field. According to the report by the Korea Industrial Technology Association (KOITA), there were 72,224 corporate research and development organizations…
The Korea Industrial Technology Association's report indicates that foreign nationals make up a mere 0.7% of Korea's research workforce, despite a 21.4% increase in the number of research and development organizations employing foreign researchers over the past decade. The 3,155 foreign researchers constitute 2.7% of the 72,224 corporate research and development organizations registered with KOITA, showing a 57.9% increase in their representation.
However, visa and administrative hurdles persist as the primary obstacles to hiring foreign workers, with the share of foreign researchers in the total research workforce remaining stagnant around 0.7%.
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