The South Korean government is doubling the budget for
Feb. 1 (UPI) — The South Korean government is doubling the budget for „short-term training“ for North Korean refugees, as the population reaches a new high and critics have said they are being left unprepared for life in the South.
Seoul’s unification ministry said Friday a 2019 plan for resettlement support was finalized, Seoul Pyongyang News reported.
North Korean defectors are typically received and processed at Hanawon, a detention center in the South where the new arrivals are interviewed, then trained for life in society. But refugees also experience higher than average rates of unemployment and struggle with debt, sometimes because of money owed to brokers.
The new South Korean policy will be implemented among 20 government departments and three regional organizations.
