[News] Stronger crackdowns on foreign part-time delivery jobs and illegal employment! Even first-time offenders may be ordered to leave Korea? π±
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π’ The Korean government has decided to further strengthen crackdowns on illegal employment of foreigners.
On October 30, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Korean National Police Agency, and the Korea Coast Guard jointly announced their response measures.
In particular, illegal work by delivery riders and unauthorized part-time jobs by international students have been targeted as key monitoring areas!
π What will change?
β Stronger identity checks for delivery riders!
To curb illegal work using someone else's account, the government plans to improve the rider identity verification system.
β Intensive inspections across 60 Immigration Offices nationwide!
Police, local governments, and related agencies will join forces to step up crackdowns on illegal hiring and employment.
β Departure orders possible even on the FIRST violation!
If an international student is caught working in prohibited sectors (such as delivery work or adult entertainment), punishment standards will be tightenedβmeaning deportation or a departure order can be issued on the first offense, regardless of past violations.
π Source: Ministry of Justice press release (2026.10.30.)
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