Foreign workers gain skills, but stuck on career ladder
When Nalinda Kumara, a 37-year-old Sri Lankan shipyard worker, was promoted to on-site foreman in 2024, his company described it as the first such appointment of a foreign national in Korea's shipbuilding industry, a sector increasingly reliant on overseas workers.
Kumara has worked for more than a decade with a subcontractor of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries.
He now leads a team of 25 Korean and foreign workers, overseeing touch-up painting operations and workplace safety. "I feel very proud that
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