SEOUL/UIJEONGBU, South Korea -- Around the time Kuda Jayantha neared high school graduation, he began noticing billboards in his home village in Sri Lanka advertising classes that prepare workers for jobs in South Korea.
South Korea has more than doubled the maximum number of visas for migrant workers this year versus 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. © Illustration by Hiroko Oshima
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South Korea turns to migrant labor to fuel growth
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