Ministry of Justice discusses improving 'multicultural preferential policy' with local governments... “Fairness Perspective”

President Lee 'considers abolition' in 9 days... “Support should not be biased toward specific fields.”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Wonjeong Choi = The Ministry of Justice identified the status of the 'multicultural family preferential policy' being implemented by local governments across the country and discussed ways to improve it. It has been nine days since President Lee Jae-myung mentioned equity in support for multicultural families.

The Ministry of Justice announced on the 6th that it held a 'Central-Local Cooperation Working Subcommittee' under the Immigration Policy Committee at the Gwacheon Government Complex to discuss ways to improve immigration and immigration policies from the perspectives of fairness and rationality.

Attending the meeting on this day were six central ministries, including the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and the National Police Agency, as well as managers from 16 metropolitan local governments.

Participants shared the status of multicultural family support policies being promoted by central and local governments and checked the validity of the support standards.

Related systems such as initial adaptation support, including Korean language education, elimination of blind spots, and inspection of the visa system were also discussed.

In particular, the Ministry of Justice explained that it collected opinions from each agency on immigration and immigration policy issues from a comprehensive perspective, including fairness, inclusion, public safety, and human rights protection.

The Ministry of Justice plans to continue inspections in each field through meetings of related ministries until next month and prepare policy standards and improvement plans for various types such as marriage immigrants, migrant workers, compatriots, international students, and children of immigrant backgrounds.

An official from the Ministry of Justice said, "In the process of establishing the '5th Foreign Policy Basic Plan' (2028-2032), which will be implemented starting next year, we will not only closely cooperate with central and local governments, but also collect a wide range of public opinions through various channels. We will prepare a balanced immigration and immigration policy to ensure that support is not excessively biased in certain areas."

Previously, on the 28th of last month, President Lee Jae-myung announced on

At the Cabinet meeting on the 3rd of this month, he said, "The national community has an obligation to look into the difficulties of the socially and economically disadvantaged and carefully prepare support measures," but added, "However, the principles of fairness and rationality must be taken into consideration in the process."

At the end of last month, immediately after President Lee's first comment, the Ministry of Justice sent an official letter to local governments across the country asking them to 'cooperate in understanding the status of support for multicultural families.'