A group of 100 Filipino women at Incheon International Airport in Seoul. They are among a batch hired under a foreign domestic worker pilot programme. Many say the high cost of living prevents them saving money. - Photo: EPA via SCMP
SEOUL: Filipino carers, brought to South Korea in September as part of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s foreign domestic worker pilot programme, are finding it difficult to save money because of Seoul’s high cost of living, leaving them with just enough for daily expenses.
A survey conducted by the Korea Federation of SMEs in early October vividly detailed the workers’ various grievances.
