Seoul, April 10 -- Authorities of Jinan county in North Jeolla province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) announced on April 10 that it has received an additional 65 seasonal workers from Vietnam's central Quang Ngai province under a local-level cooperation agreement aimed at easing labour shortages in the agricultural sector.

The new Vietnamese workers will undergo initial training on human rights protection and compliance with the Korean law before being assigned to farms across the county.

The group will join 187 seasonal workers from other countries to support agricultural production in Jinan. The county also plans to receive around 130 additional workers from the Philippines in the near future to supplement its farm labour force.

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