General Foreigner 1 EPS-TOPIK Since August 2005, the Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRD) has administered the Employment Permit System-Test of Proficiency in Korean (EPS-TOPIK) to recruit migrant workers more fairly and transparently and to help them adapt to life in the country as quickly as possible.
The Employment Permit System (EPS) is an example of a non-seasonal temporary labour migration programme that operates through bilateral government-to-government memoranda of understanding (MOU). This paper provides some background to the creation of the EPS, gives an overview of its functioning, and assesses its strengths and weaknesses in
The South Korean government suspended accepting foreign workers in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the resumption, a total of 1447 Bangladesh EPS workers have been admitted to Korea: 111 workers in December 2021, 130 in January, 208 in February, 218 in March, 657 in April, and 123 in May 2022.
aOoqTJ.