Wednesday, June 2, 2021

As Workforce Ages, South Korea Increasingly Depends On Migrant Labor

A Cambodian migrant farm worker stands outside the greenhouse where she works growing vegetables in Miryang, South Korea.

South Korea's population is shrinking and aging. Foreign workers help fill shortages on farms and in factories, but it's very hard for them to become citizens. Some say that will soon have to change.

(Image credit: Anthony Kuhn/NPR)

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