The appointment ceremony and orientation for the 6th
Seoul Living Monitors 2017 was held at Seoul City Hall on 18th of
March 2017. It was the second orientation in a row after the first orientation
held on Feb. 27. Monitors consist of 80 members in total, 70 foreign residents
from 33 different countries in Asia, Africa, Europe etc., and 10 translators
from Korea.
Photo Courtesy: Multicultural division, Seoul Metropolitan Government
According to the multiculturalism division of Seoul
Metropolitan Government, Seoul Living Monitors Program has started with the
vision to seek areas where foreign residents in Seoul face difficulties, to
study successful policies of other countries and to propose plans to the Seoul
Metropolitan Government for enhancing living conditions in Seoul. The Living
Monitors would take initiative to improve areas related to tourism, medical,
immigration education, public transportation, business, academics, safety,
legal issues and other inconveniences by discovering excellent models from
overseas and suggestions would be made and forwarded to the government for
further action. Furthermore, they would make an on-site inspection, inform the
relevant department and directly confirm about the action taken.
As the monitors working in diverse fields, their
areas of monitoring are also diverse. The results of the last year’s monitoring
consist of installing cycle stands, using the same station names in different
languages, marking bus information both in korean and english at Seoul Bus
Station Transfer Center and marking the direction to destinations near the
entrance. The program aims at interacting one another and making Seoul more
globalized not only through monitoring but also through various programs such
as health and safety education, discussion on human rights education for
foreign residents, Korean history and culture, education etc.
The
coordinator of the program Hae Yeon Choi said that the foreign residents from
33 countries with different stories actively participated in this program
appreciated the activities as a great chance to interact with one another.
Reported By: Luisa (SGC Correspondent, Uzbek)
Translated
By: Sanjay Kumar( SGC Correspondent, English)
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