Korea Inc's foreign labour crunch puts older workers back in factories

Korea Inc's foreign labour crunch puts older workers back in factories

Channel NewsAsia - Commentary·2022-08-16 08:01

SEOUL: When Hwang Kwang-jo's factory in Seoul faced a staffing crunch earlier this year after the departure of Nepalese workers and younger locals, he hired a 61-year-old to pick up some of the work.

While the job, which involves handling heavy alloy bars, is less than ideal for workers close to retirement, the pandemic has diminished South Korea's pool of foreign labour, forcing firms to widen the net.

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