Employment Permit System of Korea, excellent news for Workless Nepalese:

Employment Permit System for foreigners allows employers who have failed to recruit native workers to legally hire an adequate number of foreign workers and EPS is a system that the government uses to introduce and manage foreign workers in Korea in an organized manner. This system construct efficient employment management system for foreign workers, apply identical labor condition and human right as the native workers and prevent absurdity for workers once selected and invited by the government.

Nepal Government is trying and succeeding in winning the South Korean Labor quota after a Korean commission led by Korean labor minister Lee Sang. Ramesh Lekhak, minister for labor and Transport Management discussed with Mr. Sang about this matter since January 2007. After the delegation, Korea is kind of satisfied over Nepal’s development in basic structure to win Employment Permit System (hereinafter referred to as EPS) of Korea. According to Uddhav Baskota, spokesperson at the Ministry said, “We have got positive signals from the delegates to include Nepal into EPS Korea and also quoted that “Mr. Sang is very satisfied with Nepal’s preparations to meet the basic requirements to send its labor force to Korea and Korea will decide it by the end of February. The Spoke Person also said, “If Korea decides to finalize it, then, Korea will invite us to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Korea.”

If this EPS works out between these two country, then it is assumed that more than ten thousand Nepalese will be working there in Korea with not less than Nrs. 1,00,000/- (more than US$ 15,000/-) of salary. As far as I know, Nepalese whoever wants to work there in Korea must have passed SLC exams, secure 60 percent marks in Korean Language test, which cost US$ 30 only and must have knowledge or basic training on the nature of his dream job. Under EPS, the employee must bear visa fees, medical check, air ticket and other like pre-departure arrangements. And the best part is that foreign employee will be equally treated as their Korean contemporaries. The foreigners will receive employment training within 15 days of their entry into the country. EPS allows foreign workers to work in areas of manufacturing, construction. Human Resources Development Service and other non-profit organization will organize training of basic computer knowledge and other educational stuffs.