Suwon City Holds 'Visiting Multicultural Organization Communication Meeting'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City held a 'Visiting Multicultural Organization Communication Meeting' on the 9th at the Suwon Multicultural Family Support Center.

The meeting was held to share major policies (projects) for supporting multicultural families and foreign residents, as well as key tasks by organization, and to discuss effective policy implementation measures.

Attendees included Suwon City Multicultural Policy officials, along with representatives from related organizations including the Suwon Global Youth Dream Center, Suwon Multicultural Family Support Center, Suwon Foreign Residents Welfare Center, Suwon International Exchange Center, Suwon Immigration and Foreign Affairs Service Immigration Integration Support Center, Suwon Migrant Center, Suwon YWCA, Jeongman Cheonha Migrant Women's Association, and the Danuri Call Center.

Topics discussed at the meeting included △ways to promote civic participation of foreign residents in Suwon △living guidebooks for foreign residents △emergency support project information for foreign residents △foreign resident city promotion group 'Danuri-kkun' May regular meeting △multicultural and foreign policy direction △cooperation matters and current issues by organization.

Additionally, to commemorate World Day (May 20), the successful hosting of the 15th Multicultural One Family Festival to be held on May 21 at Suwon First Outdoor Concert Hall was also coordinated.

Meanwhile, as of November 2021, 65,885 foreign residents reside in Suwon City, the second highest number in the nation.