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Foreign students train to ease Korea’s growing caregiver shortage

A government pilot program is preparing international students for caregiving jobs, but language barriers, public trust and low pay remain challenges.

2026.9.26

Filipino caregivers arrive at Incheon International Airport on Aug. 6, 2024, as part of a government pilot program to recruit foreign caregivers. [NEWS1]

Doomed from the start? Why Seoul dropped its foreign caregiver initiative.

Seoul's attempt to recruit foreign caregivers has been shelved after months of controversy over wages, working conditions and legal protections, exposing deeper questions about whether the country is ready to accept more foreign workers.

2026.1.21

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Caregivers from the Philippines enter Korea at Incheon International Airport on Aug. 6, 2024. [NEWS1]

89 Filipino caregivers to work in Korea for 1 more year as authorities extend pilot program

A total of 89 Filipino domestic caregivers are set to work in Korea for another year after authorities agreed to extend the pilot program on Tuesday.

2025.3.4

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

Filipino domestic caregiver program going well, Seoul says, as gov't ponders expansion

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday the six-month pilot program for Filipino domestic caregivers is progressing well despite initial concerns, as the Ministry of Employment and Labor considers expanding the initiative this year.

2025.1.15

Filipino domestic caregivers arrive at Incheon International Airport on Aug. 7. [NEWS1]

Officials discuss Filipino caregivers' work conditions after disappearances

Officials from the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Employment and Labor held an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss improving working conditions for Filipino domestic caregivers.

2024.9.24

Filipino domestic caregivers arrive at Incheon International Airport on Aug. 7. [YONHAP]

Two Filipino caregivers involved in pilot program suspected of running away

Two Filipino caregivers who arrived in Seoul last month have abandoned their accommodation and are currently unreachable.

2024.9.23

Filipino domestic caregivers arrive at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Hope, excitement and big smiles abound as Filipino nannies arrive in Seoul

One hundred Filipino nannies arrived in Korea on Tuesday, excitedly and nervously smiling at reporters as they walked through Incheon International Airport in the morning.

2024.8.6

Koo Hye-bin, an 11-year-old family caregiver, prepares to cook eggs with her left hand as her right hand was injured to a recent fall last Thursday. [LEE BO-RAM]

Young caregivers battle problems of their own amid daily struggle

Young caregivers, some even in elementary school, are taking on the burden of looking after their families and household chores.

2024.5.5

Time to bring in foreign caregivers (KOR)

If we don’t want to spend our old age in shabby establishments, we should at least pay heed to the recommendation from the central bank before it is too late.

2024.3.7

Time to bring in foreign caregivers