Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon said, Monday, that the government seeks to increase the number of visas for foreign skilled workers to 35,000 this year from 2,000 in 2022 ― marking a seventeen-fold growth ― to address labor shortages. The plan was announced during Han s visit to local shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, where 21 percent of its 13,000 employees are foreigners.