|
The rapid influx of North Korean defectors since the mid-1990s has called for an urgent need to develop policies from the perspective of social integration. In this commentary, Sung Jae Park, Head of Financial Project Assessment Team at the Center for Employment Impact Assessment, Korea Labor Institute, raises the importance of the development of policies to assist the social integration of North Korean defectors. While cost-of-living subsidies are provided to help defectors receive necessary education or training, statistics show that North Korean defectors often work peripheral jobs and face difficulties improving their prospects of employment. The author places a special emphasis on the need for vocational competency development through training, a comprehensive system that links programs to one another, and effective policy evaluation.
|
