Can examples of the Japanese “Galapagos Effect” theory be identified among South Korean High-Tech Service Companies?

Callinan, Nigel

doi:10.13106/jbees.2019.vol9.no2.17

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“…These workers are described as over stayers and they are growing issue in Korea. In 2017, the number of over stayers in Korea was estimated to be over 200,000, which would be close to 10% of the total number of migrant workers in the country (Callinan, 2019). The Government"s legal penalties for employers that give jobs to people who are overstaying and the enforcement and investigations into these employers often are not enough of a deterrent to dissuade employers from taking the risk of employing these workers illegally .…”

Section: Use Of Migrant Labor To Address Workforce Shortagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the effects of demographic transitions in Korea on migrant worker usage

Callinan¹

2020

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Purpose: This study explores how demographic transitions with workforce implications taking place in South Korea are affecting the job market, and proposes a novel conceptual model to analyze the increased role that migrant workers will play as the changes progress in the medium term. Research design, data and methodology: A qualitative approach based on the available published data is used in order to create a conceptual model that could be used to determine the order in which job sector strata will be gradually taken over by migrant workers, as the demographic transitions will create an increasing need for workforce reforms. Results: The study determines that migrant workers will replace domestic Korean workers in a stratified manner, initially in rural areas, followed by regional cities and then in the industrial areas on the edges of big cities, and the strata can be analyzed based on a proposed four-category model to determine where the opportunities will open. Conclusion: It is possible to use a conceptual model for this phenomenon. Extensive Government planning is needed to avoid possible social exclusion problems and to determine how to keep the economies of rural and regional Korean cities economically viable while they are becoming increasingly depopulated.

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Section: Use Of Migrant Labor To Address Workforce Shortagesmentioning

confidence: 99%