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A Study on Opportunities and Challenges of Workforce Mobility Under Employment Permit System (EPS) (Thazin Moe, 2025)
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| Title | A Study on Opportunities and Challenges of Workforce Mobility Under Employment Permit System (EPS) (Thazin Moe, 2025) | |||||
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| This study investigates the opportunities and challenges of Myanmar workforce mobility under South Korea’s Employment Permit System (EPS). Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, this study combines secondary data from official reports with a survey of 100 Myanmar returnees, analyzed using descriptive statistics and a Five-Point Likert Scale. Secondary results show that EPS has expanded Myanmar’s labor migration, with manufacturing as the primary sector and remittances playing a vital role in household welfare and economic stability. The program also enhances skill development, financial literacy, and intercultural awareness. However, challenges still include job immobility, workplace hazards, language barriers, discrimination, family separation, and weak reintegration support. Survey results reveal that significant financial gains, improved living standards, and personal growth for many returnees, but also reveal dissatisfaction with pre-departure training, high migration costs, and limited recognition of overseas-acquired skills in Myanmar. The study recommends enhancing training, improving skills recognition, and strengthening reintegration programs to maximize the developmental impact of EPS migration. |
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