Korean society has faced much social and educational problems from foreign workers and migrant wives, because korean society has remained as a single race country for long time and has very few historic experiences to treat foreigners fairly and reasonably. So the german policy of foreign workers is very meaningfull in solving social conflicts in korean society.
The hint of german policy of foreign workers are as follows.
First. we must change the viewpoint of foreign workers. Foreign workers in Korea are evaluated very lowly compared with their roles. Now their role must be newly lighted on korean economy, because middle sized companies can not be operated without their labour forces. Foreign workers are indipensable in contemprary and future period, because birth rate will decrease so sharply year by year. Foreign workers must be considered as basic human resources of korean economy.
Secondly, “Encouragement Law for Multi-Culture Family(ELMC)” was enacted in year of 2010. But this law focus on only supporting for the multi-cultural families. It does not regulate whole governance of realisation of multi culturism in korean society. The problemes of migrant wives and foreign workers can not be solved only by economical aid, but by whole social systems. German policy focus on the social intergration of migrant workers, migrant families and their children
Third, policies of foreign workers must be changed from recruitment of low skilled man powers to employment of professionals. German and other developed governments give an many incentives to the foreign professionals by inviting them in their own countries. The examples of incentives are exemption of employment visa issue or quota control of nummbers of employees. issuing of permanent residential visa. Now korean government must introduce permanent visa for the high skilled foreign workers
Forth. illegal workers must have some opportunities to be legalized under some conditions. Most of developed countries give them legal status occasionally. German government support illegal workers air fares and tuition fees of job creation in their borned countries. In any cases, illegal worker can not be avoided in the all of the world, because they can not have chances in their own countries. Korean employers want also to employ them so long, because they can become high skilled workers in few years, and they are so productive comparing with new comers. Now government must consider to invite foreign workers with their families and give them permanent residential visa, if they have high skilled technology and their employers agree to employ in long term.
Finally, the policy of foreign workers must be changed from the economic view point. Foreign workers should find their vision in Korea and have success story. They have human rights and must be protected by labour laws. They deserve respect for their role and royalty to the companies. If companies need them, korean government must give them rights to work in Korea.