In the first half of this year, about 102,000 foreign workers were supplied to the agricultural sector.

Published 2026년 1월 2일

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[Agricultural Fisheries and Livestock Newspaper = Reporter Park Yu-sin] This year, in the first half, 102,000 foreign workers are expected to be supplied to the agricultural sector. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on December 29 last year that they have agreed with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Employment and Labor to supply approximately 102,000 foreign workers to the agricultural sector this year. The scale of seasonal foreign workers assigned to farms this year is 87,375 in the first half, which is an increase of about 43% from the 61,248 assigned in the first half of last year. Public seasonal workers have also increased from 90 locations with 3,047 people last year to 130 locations with 4,729 people. Additionally, the number of foreign workers with employment permits also increased from last year and

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs allows employment permits for farms growing staple crops. In the first half of this year, 102,000 foreign workers will be supplied to the agricultural sector. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on December 29 last year, in consultation with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Employment and Labor, that it plans to supply 102,000 foreign workers to the agricultural sector this year. The number of seasonal foreign workers assigned to farms this year has expanded by about 43% to 87,375 in the first half, compared to 61,248 in the first half of last year. Public-sector seasonal workers have also increased from 3,047 in 90 locations last year to 4,729 in 130 locations. In addition, 10,000 employment permit foreign workers will be assigned, the same as last year, making the total number of foreign workers assigned to the public sector agricultural sector 102,104, the largest ever. Seasonal foreign ...

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