The South Korean Foreign Ministry said it is in dialogue with US authorities to allow. However, the flight cannot leave this Wednesday, 10, as planned, due to a reason not specified by the US, the ministry said.
A South Korean chartered plane left for the US to repair workers detained at a September 4 operation at the Hyundai battery factory. There were 475 arrested workers, more than 300 South Koreans, causing shock in the US ally.
Over the weekend, the South Korean government announced that it has reached an agreement for the release of workers, currently at a detention center in Georgia, which will be transferred to Atlanta to board the flight. The purpose of “voluntary” exits is to avoid deportations that may prevent workers’ return to the US for up to 10 years.
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The operation in Georgia generated indignation in Seoul, which recently promised billionaire investments in the US. US officials claim that some workers illegally crossed the border, while others had seen expired, but the practice of South Korean companies to use short-term visas to send workers were tolerated for years.
According to experts and authorities, the South Korea government is pressuring a new system of visas for qualified workers for years, but has not yet been served. Source: Associated Press.
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