There are over 7000 illegal migrant workers in South Korea from Mongolia.

The Speaker of Mongolian Parliament, Z.Enkhbold, visited Busan in South Korea on the second day of his official visit to the country March 14th, and conducted a meeting  with representatives of over 6000 Mongolians who reside in the country.

According to statistics approximately 26 thousand Mongolians reside in South Korea. Of these, 7785 are illegal migrant workers. The statistics measure that there are a decreasing number of illegal workers from Mongolia to South Korea year on year.

At the beginning of the meeting, Speaker Z.Enkhbold pointed out that “South Korea is one of the closest partners to Mongolia in the region. The Ministry of Labor and Ministry of Population Development and Social Protection work in Mongolia to protect the rights of Mongolians who live and work in foreign countries. 

“The Embassy of Korea (Republic) in Mongolia requires Financial Verification of more than 7 to 14 million MNT to apply for a visa to South Korea. During the visit to the country this issue was raised and discussed between South Korean government officials.”

Speaker Z.Enkhbold also remarked that there are incidents where Mongolians commit crimes in Korea. The Speaker reminded Mongolians to follow the laws and rules in the country they are residing in.

Then the Speaker called for Mongolians who reside in Korea to head back to Mongolia to make efforts for future reconstruction by creating industries and contributing to making export products replace imported products. Speaker Z.Enkhbold said that Parliament intends to make a policy to exempt from taxes the facilities and machinery of citizens who would undertake reconstruction.