The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that starting on July 1, the transfer of foreign workers working as home care workers and home helps to new employers consecutively hiring these two types of foreign workers (including a transfer resulting from the expiration of the employment contract) may be allowed again, whereas the transfer of foreign workers in other industries remains halted. Employers who consecutively employ (including a transfer resulting from the expiration of the employment contract) foreign home care workers and home helps shall arrange for each of them to receive a COVID-19 PCR test in an accredited healthcare facility on the first day of employment (including a transfer resulting from the expiration of the employment contract), and testing fees should be paid by the new employer. In addition, employers should abide by the Foreign Worker Employment Guidelines in Response to Severe Pneumonia with Novel Pathogens (COVID-19): Managing the Work, Life and Outdoor Activities of Foreign Workers issued by the Ministry of Labor and cooperate with medical attention, quarantine and treatment arranged by the health authorities.

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