Development support as education aid or labor trade? South Korean nurses in West Germany (1965

Development support as education aid or labor trade? South Korean nurses in West Germany (1965–1976)

Published:2024-06 Issue:2 Volume:22 Page:225-244
ISSN:1610-2932
Container-title:Asia Europe Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:Asia Eur J

Author:

Yu Jinyoung^ORCID,Seo Jungwook

Abstract

AbstractOver 10,000 South Korean nurses were sent to West Germany in the 11-year period between 1965 and 1976. It is known that they were dispatched because of South Korea’s need for capital and expertise after the Korean War (1950–1953). To assist in this endeavor, West Germany helped South Korea through development support (educational aid). However, Korean nurses were not simply trainees since they had received a proper education and qualifications. Thus, this “educational aid” could critically be termed little more than “labor trade” because the highly educated nurses were forced to take work with lower wages than their background warranted.

Funder

Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10308-024-00698-w.pdf

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