Dynamic Korea in Job Market

Job Market: Num of employee: The number of professional workers from abroad is steadily increasing as well. Classified under “professors” and “special occupations,” the number of professional employees gradually rose from 18,000 in 2002 to 25,000 in 2006. English teachers represent a large portion. However, foreigners are also found in the performing arts, and the manufacturing and service industries.
Government continue policy to give permission to take highest 10% foreign emplpoyee in Korea.

The number of foreign CEOs is on the rise as well. According to a survey by“CEO Monthly,” among the 1,000 top companies ranked by sales, 10% of CEOs are foreign nationals: 19 Japanese, 14 Americans, 13 German, 8 English, 5 French, and so on. Regardless of size, Korean companies hire foreign nationals. When career consulting firm JobKorea surveyed 217 companies with more than 100 employees about their “global employment status,” it found that 27% hire foreign employees and 59% of the large conglomerates are actively recruiting abroad.

Samsung:

The Samsung Group is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It is the world's largest conglomerate by revenue with an annual revenue of US $173.4 billion in 2008 and is South Korea's largest chaebol. The meaning of the Korean hanja word Samsung is "tristar" or "three stars".

Samsung has been the world's most popular consumer electronics brand since 2005 and is the best known South Korean brand in the world. Samsung Group accounts for more than 20% of South Korea's total exports.

Johan Depreatera, Executive Director,

Corporate Management Team, Samsung Electronics Says “Samsung Electronics generates 85% of its sales in overseas markets and half of the regular staff are foreign workers”.

Equal Opportunity and Non-discrimination

The Samsung Code of Conduct prohibits discrimination in employment, assignment, promotion, payment, education and retirement based on academic and / or regional backgrounds, gender, religion and race. In order to promote female workers’ participation in economic activities, Samsung Electronics applies quotas for new recruitment.

􀁨In 2008, Samsung Electronics has no cases of violation of the anti-discrimination regulations including gender discrimination.
LG's foreign employee in India

LG electronics:

LG Electronics is the world's second-largest manufacturer of television and third-largest producer of mobile phone.

The company has 75 subsidiaries worldwide that design and manufacture televisions, home appliances, and telecommunications devices.

Employee: 82,772 (29,948 in Korea/ 52,824 overseas) – as of 2006

Diverse Human Re sources

The total number of employees at LG Electronics stood at approximately 84,000 as of 2008 year-end. Of that number, 27,000 were stationed in Korea and 57,000 were abroad, meaning that over 68% of LGE’s employees work overseas (an 8% increase over the previous year).