
The Korean Government’s Employment Permit System has integrated provision of free training and reintegration services with a view to minimising overstay by temporary migrant workers admitted under the EPS. In preparation for their return home, migrant workers can participate in the Happy Return Programme (introduced in 2009) for vocational training unrelated to current work (training and advisory services on entrepreneurship), pre-return recruitment services (assistance with applying for jobs in Korean companies located in the worker's home country) and administrative support (guidance and support for insurance benefit claims, such as departure guarantee insurance). These initiatives help workers continue using their newly-acquired skills.
For more information: https://www.eps.go.kr/en/supp/supp_02.jsp
- Pioneering a system of migration management in Asia: The Republic of Korea's Employment Permit System approach to decent work:
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/documents/publication/wcms_145630.pdf
- The Employment Permit System and the Filipino Migrant Workers in Korea:
https://www.kdevelopedia.org/mnt/idas/asset/2013/12/26/DOC/PDF/04201312260129797075063.pdf