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Active labor market policies in South Korea are administered under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Labor and Employment.

Finding Employment

 * Job Fair: Sponsoring job fairs to provide a place in which job seekers and employers can meet and interview. Workshops on creating a resume and interview and counseling on professional development are provided in conjunction.


 * To reduce the employers' cost incurred in hiring process, employment center can assume the initial job application screening process.
 * Professional help through different programs that assist in developing self-assessment in determining the types of the job that are in line with the job seeker's need, skills and qualification.

Unemployment benefits:
Eligibility:
 * Unemployment benefits are primarily administered through Employment Insurance, which is one of the main four insurances in South Korea.
 * Unemployment Pay: designed to support the unemployed with monetary assistance so that they can maintain their financial stability until they can find another employment.

1) The unemployed must have accumulated at least 180 working hours within the past 180 days prior to unemployment.

2) Involuntary employment due to the employer's management circumstance.

3) Unemployment status despite with willingness to work, while actively searching for reemployment.

The duration of the benefit can be extended to 240 days depending on the age and the duration of the beneficiary's unemployment insurance status.
 * Education and training Opportunities for Unemployed: Employment Insurance pays for unemployed workers' education fee if the beneficiary voluntarily applies to a training program for the purpose of seeking reemployment. It is designed to assist the beneficiary in finding reemployment by providing an opportunity to develop their job-related skills. Furthermore, Employment Insurance works in conjunction with civilian vocational training programs and Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Vocational Training and Education Opportunities

 * The government provides training programs for free in the industries that are expected to grow and deemed strategically in demand in the future.


 * "Learning for Tomorrow" Program: It provides an opportunity for the unemployed to obtain vocational skills development.
 * Low-interest loans up to 2,000 Korean won per month at the rate of 1% are offered while in such programs to ensure the trainees can fully participate in the training programs.