EPS language test opens for 5,300 Nepali workers
Summary
South Korea's Employment Permit System has opened applications for the first phase of the 2025 Korean Language Proficiency Test to recruit 5,300 Nepali workers for manufacturing and livestock farming sectors.
Key Points
- South Korea's EPS opened applications for the 2025 Korean Language Proficiency Test on August 10.
- The first phase aims to recruit 5,300 Nepali migrant workers: 3,500 for manufacturing and 1,800 for livestock farming.
- Nepali citizens can apply for the language test until August 16 for only one sector.
- In fiscal year 2024/25, 14,224 Nepalis obtained labor permits to work in South Korea, with over 50,000 currently employed there.
