Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- South Korea has expressed a desire to cooperate with Uzbekistan to meet the labor needs of the country’s automotive industry.

According to the chairman of the Automotive Industry Association of the Republic of Korea, Kwak Yong-chul, the South Korean side requires 3,000 workers per year for the automotive industry.

This was announced at a meeting between the Minister of Employment and Poverty Reduction of Uzbekistan Bekhzod Musayev and representatives of auto repair associations in South Korea.

During the dialogue, the parties discussed mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of labor relations.

The Korean side expressed its readiness to attract citizens of Uzbekistan who want to work in the car servicing sector.