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back after coming back call to illegals in S. Korea "There are around 2000 Sri Lankan workers settled in Korea. There's no way I could legalise their status unless they come back and then we can send them as legal migrant workers" he said. This was stated by the minister after the South Korean Government offered job opportunities for migrant workers in six countries, including Sri Lanka, under the Employment Permit System (EPS). Five thousand five hundred screened applicants are expected to get jobs in South Korea. It is also learnt that 4,900 employed will be recruited for the manufacturing industry and 600 in the agriculture and livestock sectors. The formal contract period under the EPS is one year. If the employee is unable to find employment within one year, the names of such employees will be automatically deleted. Employees could work up to three years by renewing their contracts every year. After the completion of three years, the workers should return to their country and could reapply one year later for job opportunities in Korea. "Having illegal migrant workers would be a hindrance to legal migrant workers who are hoping to work in Korea," said the Director of the Foreigners Employment Support Division in Korea Chu Kyung Hyum, adding, " If the illegal migrant workers offer to leave voluntarily, the Korean Government will grant permission to them to work in Korea again as legal migrant workers." |
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