2024-05-20 07:21:33
Town of Seoul is actively attracting 1,000 international skills with a grasp’s or doctoral diploma in science or engineering, and is actively working to draw prime 100 goal firms in order that firms the place ‘international expertise’ need to work come to Seoul.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon introduced the ‘Seoul Overseas Resident Coverage Grasp Plan’ on the twentieth, saying, “We’ll create Seoul as a world metropolis that grows along with international residents.” The grasp plan targets international residents residing in Seoul, reminiscent of international staff, marriage immigrants, and worldwide college students, in addition to international expertise that Seoul hopes to draw sooner or later.
Town invested a complete of 250.6 billion gained over 5 years to develop 20 core duties and 47 duties in 4 main areas: △ attracting expertise and supporting development △ increasing international staff tailor-made to demand △ supporting steady settlement in the area people △ strengthening mutual respect and communication between home and international residents. Promote detailed tasks.
Mayor Oh stated, “The variety of foreigners residing in Seoul exceeds 440,000, however there’s nonetheless a scarcity of gifted folks in high-tech industries that can form the longer term, and there are limits to managing human assets that create excessive added worth as all of them return dwelling after receiving schooling in Seoul.” The necessity for coaching was talked about.
The next is a Q&A with Mayor Oh and Kim Seon-soon, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Authorities’s Ladies and Household Coverage Workplace.
-Is the ‘Seoul Overseas Resident Coverage Grasp Plan’ ready by way of inhabitants utilization amidst the continuing inhabitants outflow and low beginning price in Seoul?
▶(Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon) Just lately, at an government assembly relating to low beginning charges, it was talked about that we have to put together for a ‘shrinking society’, and preparations for which are being made individually. At the moment’s coverage is aimed toward ‘what we have to put together from now’ by way of strengthening Seoul’s competitiveness. Because the metropolis of Seoul is main the central authorities’s coverage on low beginning charges, it’s too slim to view the international coverage as a substitute for the low beginning price downside. This coverage focuses on the way to entice at the very least yet another culturally numerous expertise to Seoul. What’s extra fascinating is the way to enhance nationwide competitiveness by encouraging folks to work in high-tech industries. Now we’ve got reached an period the place one excellent individual can feed tens of hundreds of thousands of individuals. In fact, securing expertise shouldn’t be every part, however expertise is the supply of competitiveness. That is particularly essential in a cutting-edge period the place AI (synthetic intelligence) and information are essential. In that sense, we ready insurance policies with a deal with nurturing expertise, together with these in science and engineering.
-Not solely international residents but additionally Koreans typically face difficulties on account of extreme mismatching with firms. What’s the must actively help foreigners’ employment?
▶(Mayor Oh) The query appears to be about competitors with Korea’s greatest human assets and reverse discrimination. There’s a important scarcity of manpower in new industries, 350,000 folks, small and medium-sized enterprises 40,000 folks, and technical analysis and repair positions. Particular visas apply in international locations such because the UK and the US. Coverage issues are at competing ranges throughout international locations. Relating to balancing home expertise, it is very important discover a steadiness. Home expertise should even be helped by resolving mismatches, and it’s the metropolis of Seoul’s job to assist them work passionately to extend Seoul’s competitiveness. The main focus now could be ‘how can we make up for the dearth of manpower?’
-There’s a fierce competitors for high-quality expertise within the worldwide neighborhood. Seoul is a latecomer, however do you assume its grasp plan coverage will likely be aggressive in comparison with different international locations and cities?
▶(Kim Seon-sun, Director of Gender Equality and Household Coverage) Europe, america, and Japan have already been attracting international expertise for 10 years, so it’s truly a bit late, however we’re at present selling native gala’s, beginning with India and Jakarta, the place doable. We try our greatest to draw gifted folks.
-There are delays within the challenge to introduce ‘international housekeepers.’ What’s the implementation plan?
▶(Mayor Oh) It’s just a little late. Within the means of consulting with the Philippine authorities, the Philippines wished a working setting the place staff may focus solely on elevating kids, and our place was that we also needs to do family work. Negotiations are being delayed as a result of it’s stated that the aim of introducing it (permitting folks to focus solely on childcare) could also be defeated. Now that issues have settled right down to some extent, we’re planning to recruit in July, come to the nation in August, full adaptation coaching, and do sensible placement in September. On account of numerous home authorized limitations, we needed to spend greater than 2 million gained, and such discussions ought to proceed sooner or later to create an setting during which they (international staff) will be happy.
▶(Director Kim) The interval and variety of folks for the home helper challenge, which will likely be piloted in September, had been confirmed on the Overseas Coverage Committee final yr. If carried out from September, it’s scheduled to be carried out till February subsequent yr. The minimal wage is 9,860 gained per hour. In the event you work 6 hours a day, it will likely be about 2.06 million gained per thirty days. As soon as a caregiver-related administration system is established, visa points will likely be mentioned with the Ministry of Well being and Welfare and the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
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