Officials from the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Employment and Labor held an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss improving working conditions for Filipino domestic caregivers.
Two Filipino caregivers who arrived in Seoul last month have abandoned their accommodation and are currently unreachable.
Seoul began accepting applications for the country’s newly adopted foreign domestic caregiver program on a rolling basis following the withdrawal of some selected families.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and People Power Party Rep. Na Kyung-won on Tuesday underscored the need to implement differential wages for Filipino domestic caregivers as controversies over high costs continue to escalate.
One hundred Filipino nannies arrived in Korea on Tuesday, excitedly and nervously smiling at reporters as they walked through Incheon International Airport in the morning.
Young caregivers, some even in elementary school, are taking on the burden of looking after their families and household chores.
If we don’t want to spend our old age in shabby establishments, we should at least pay heed to the recommendation from the central bank before it is too late.
Political parties in Korea are proposing major policies to appeal to the older generation ahead of the April general elections.
The Health Ministry on Thursday announced it will pursue a raft of measures to bring in young foreigners to work as caregivers to fill a looming shortage.
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