The Gyeonggi provincial government has announced a plan to assist cutting-edge foreign enterprises, which have established offices or plants in the province, with one-stop services in making investments and employing qualified recruits. 

Such cutting-edge foreign enterprises have so far had difficulty securing top-class engineers, administrative staff, or workers, whenever they need, due to the lack of a proper workforce supply system. In addition, many workers are apparently reluctant to seek employment in the complex of foreign corporations, since there are no sufficient cultural or residential environments in the vicinities. 

The lack of a proper workforce supply system has made it difficult for the foreign enterprises to recruit manpower in a timely manner. Insufficient residential environments in the vicinities are another stumbling block to securing superior manpower. It is also difficult for them to employ workers in large numbers due to the lack of public transportation means in this area. Moreover, there is no outlet for workers’ grievances, such as a non-profit workers council. The Gyeonggi provincial government has grasped all these problems and decided to proactively examine and resolve them. 

The province will ensure a smooth and timely supply of workforce for the cutting-edge foreign enterprises by establishing a manpower supply center in the complex. The province will open such a center under the Investment Promotion Division of the provincial government and build a database of job seekers by connecting with colleges, polytechnics, technical high schools, and vocational schools. It will also assist foreign companies in recruiting engineers who can speak foreign languages in strategic cooperation with headhunters. 

As part of the policy to improve residential environments for workers, the province will persuade foreign enterprises to build a joint dormitory in the complex after forming a council of their own. The province will also assist workers, employees and executives in settling down in the area by improving working environments and employing volunteers with foreign language skills. 

With its 600 million-won fund alloted for this year, the provincial government will provide foreign companies with subsidies for the employment of qualified recruits and for the training and education of their employees. This is part of the province’s plan to create new jobs. 

The provincial government will also positively consider establishing a new department to further solidify its follow-up services for foreign enterprises. 

To be specific, the Gyeonggi provincial government has attracted a total of 88 cutting-edge foreign corporations, or an equivalent of U.S.$13.3 billion, to its area over the past three years, with the expectation that they will create about 70,000 jobs directly or indirectly. As tangible results, 54 foreign companies are doing business in the complex, leading the province to believe that it is urgently needed to build a follow-up management system for them. 

The province has decided to link the establishment of a manpower supply system with the creation of jobs and make the most of superior manpower. It will also further strengthen the follow-up management system for the foreign corporations that it has attracted with aggressive marketing strategies.