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2017 EPS-TOPIK APPLICANTS
POEA made an announcement last week about preparing for the 2017 EPS-TOPIK. Here is what they posted on their website:
Continue readingEPS workers age limit
Mr. Jonathan Hicap wrote in his article on Manila Bulletin that South Korea will not raise the EPS workers age
Continue readingFilipino EPS worker almost lost bag with 1.4 million won
A Filipino EPS worker almost lost bag with 1.4 million won and his cellphone. On September 14th, one Filipino forgot
Continue readingKorea Minimum Wage
On July 16th, the government announced the minimum wage for the fiscal year 2017. Every year, the minimum wage goes
Continue readingCan EPS workers invite their families to Korea?
There are about 25,000 Filipino EPS workers in Korea. The normal contract for these workers is 3 years, but it
Continue readingFilipinos win at 2016 Multicultural Music Festival
This may not be news anymore. Whenever there’s a Filipino contestant in a singing contest, it’s kinda expected that the
Continue readingHow to Change E9 to E7 Visa
E-9 is the visa given to EPS workers in Korea. Filipinos who want to work in the manufacturing industry in
Continue readingFilipinos Smuggling Money in Choco Pie Wrappers
On May 9th, two were booked (without detention) and two others were detained by police for violating foreign exchange law
Continue readingWhen work accidents happen to foreign workers in Korea
Korea Herald posted an article entitled “Work Accidents plague foreign workers”. Reading this I was reminded of a video I
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