Seoul gov't abolishes nighttime curfew, restructures pay schedule …
WEBRegarding the two Filipino nannies who fled on Sept. 15 and were caught in Busan last Friday, the city government decided to abide by the Justice Ministry’s decision to evict them from Korea.
Seoul City drops curfew, revises other rules for Filipino nannies
WEB8 hours ago · Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon faces growing calls from labor activists to scrap the city’s Filipino nanny program, one of the key policies he introduced to help alleviate Korea’s fertilit ...
Seoul City drops curfew, revises other rules for Filipino nannies
WEBThe announcement follows the decision to deport two of the 100 Filipino workers who violated Korea's immigration laws and the work contracts they signed with the city government for their job ...
2 Philippine nannies arrested in Busan after absence from work
WEB1 day ago · A group of caregivers from the Philippines arrive at Incheon airport on Aug. 6 for a pilot project to ease child care burdens in households. [YONHAP] Two Philippine domestic helpers were arrested in the southeastern port city of Busan on Friday after weeks of absence from work without permission, according to a local immigration office.
24 South Korean families cancel contracts with Filipino helpers as …
WEB2 days ago · A total of 24 households in Seoul were found to have cancelled their contracts to hire Filipino workers as their nannies under the city’s pilot programme, according to officials. As of Thursday ...
Gov't considers flexible pay, visa extensions for Filipino caregivers ...
WEBSep 24, 2024 · Currently, the E-9 visa allows Filipino caregivers one month for training and six months for employment. The ministry is exploring the possibility of extending the employment period to up to...
Seoul’s Filipino caregiver initiative draws surge of interest from ...
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Seoul's new pilot program for Filipino domestic caregivers is drawing significant interest from the country's most prosperous neighborhood, Gangnam, possibly because its inhabitants are among the few families able to afford the higher-than-anticipated costs of hiring foreign nannies.
Seoul to accept applications for Filipino nannies amid caregiver …
WEBJul 16, 2024 · Households in Seoul can apply to hire Filipino nannies starting Wednesday. As a pilot project to address the shortage of caregivers and the high cost of child care, 100 Filipino domestic workers will begin working in Seoul …
Seoul mayor faces pressure to scrap Filipino helper scheme after 2 ...
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon faces growing calls from labour activists to scrap the city’s Filipino nanny programme, one of the key policies he introduced to help alleviate South Korea’s fertility ...
Filipino nannies: South Korea’s fix to boosting birth rates
WEBSep 12, 2024 · South Korea has launched a programme to facilitate the arrival of foreign nannies in the country. According to Bloomberg, this initiative has enabled some 100 nannies from the Philippines to settle in the “Land of the Morning Calm” and work there.