24 South Korean families cancel contracts with Filipino helpers as pay row, curfew hobble scheme

A total of 24 households in Seoul were found to have cancelled their contracts to hire Filipino workers as their nannies under the city’s pilot programme, according to officials.

As of Thursday morning, 98 Filipino carers were employed by 169 households as full-time or part-time workers, according to the Ministry of Employment and Labour and the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Over the past month, the programme has received positive reviews from many households, but it has also sparked criticism.

With officials planning to expand the project nationwide next year after a six-month test period, many are calling for a thorough review to address various issues.

One of the issues is related to the treatment of the foreign workers. The nannies, who completed 160 hours of specialised training, experienced delays in receiving their training allowances.