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Korea turns to AI, robots to tackle looming care worker shortage

The government will test smart home monitoring before deploying AI care robots from 2030 to support older adults and ease pressure on care workers.

2026.10.7

A child walks to a playground in Daegu on March 17. [NEWS1]

Young caregivers between ages 9 to 24 see education, careers disrupted from duties

Young caregivers in Korea — people aged 9 to 24 who provide unpaid care for family members — are seeing their education or careers disrupted, with one in five having contemplated quitting school or work, a study showed on Tuesday.

2026.3.26

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A flag flies in front of the Busan District Court in Busan in this file photo. [YONHAP]

Woman who assaulted caregiver that shaved mother's hair receives suspended fine

A local court handed a suspended fine to a woman for the assault of a hospital caregiver who shaved off her mother's hair because it was "difficult to wash."

2026.3.11

An image of a statue of Justitia, the goddess of justice [KOREA JOONGANG DAILY]

Medical caregiver gets six months for putting urine in patient's feeding tube

A caregiver was sentenced to six months for injecting urine and vinegar into a patient with a brain lesion.

2025.8.24

Jasmine Erika, a foreign caregiver, speaks about the challenges of the program and offers suggestions at the 2025 Foreign Caregiver Roundtable held at KT&G Sangsang Planet in eastern Seoul on June 17. [NEWS1]

Foreign caregiver program pits capital against Labor Ministry over cutting wages

Seoul’s pilot program for foreign caregivers has sparked a policy dispute with the central government, as the city pushes to lower labor costs to ease child care burdens, while the Ministry of Employment and Labor insists on equal wage protections.

2025.6.17

A closeup of older people's hands [GETTY IMAGES BANK]

Expectations shifting about family roles and caregiving in Korea, survey reveals

Five out of 10 men in Korea expect that their spouse will look after them when they get old and sick, whereas only two out of 10 women believe so, according to data from a nationwide survey released Wednesday.

2025.5.21

A Filipino caregiver holds a baby at a home in Seoul on Sept. 3. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Gov't extends Filipino domestic caregiver pilot program by one year

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Ministry of Employment and Labor announced Friday that the pilot program for Filipino domestic caregivers will be extended by a year.

2025.2.14

A Filipino caregiver holds a baby at a home in Seoul in September. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Seoul gov't abolishes nighttime curfew, restructures pay schedule for Filipino nannies

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Sunday announced that it abolished nighttime curfews for Filipino nannies and would pay their salaries twice a month to improve their working and residential conditions.

2024.10.6

A Filipino caregiver holds a baby at a home in Seoul. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Wage issues, high costs and runaways: Teething problems blight Filipino nanny pilot

Seoul's Filipino nanny program has operated for one month so far, but the pilot has been marred by disputes over low wages, curfews and unauthorized departures.

2024.10.3

Filipino domestic caregivers arrive at Incheon International Airport on Aug. 6. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Seoul’s Filipino caregiver initiative draws surge of interest from affluent Gangnam

Seoul's new pilot program for Filipino domestic caregivers is drawing significant interest from Gangnam, possibly because its inhabitants are among the few families able to afford the higher-than-anticipated costs of hiring foreign nannies.

2024.8.14