More than 1,600 Workers from Myanmar have been sent to South Korea in 2022

More than 1,600 Workers from Myanmar have been sent to South Korea in 2022..

More than 1,600 Burmese workers have been officially deported to Korea since January this year. According to the Myanmar Embassy in South Korea, a total of 1,619 Burmese workers have been deported from Myanmar since January 2021.

South Korea has been accepting Burmese workers for the first time since January 2021, when it closed its doors to Burmese workers. In January, 123 Burmese workers were sent to South Korea. 105 in February; 317 in April; It said 622 were officially deported in May and 388 officially in June.

There are currently more than 40,000 Burmese workers in South Korea. Livestock They are said to be working in construction and manufacturing industries.

South Korea recruited 98 Burmese workers on April 4 and 91 Burmese workers on April 12, bringing the total to more than 310 Burmese workers. South Korea to prevent Kovis-19 outbreak in 2021 The ban has been in place since June 1, and Burmese workers will be repatriated in April.