Namyangju City Holds 2025 Foreign Residents and Multicultural Family Support Council Meeting

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Namyangju City held the ‘2nd 2025 Namyangju City Foreign Residents and Multicultural Family Support Council Meeting’ on the 21st.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Mayor Hong Ji-seon of Namyangju City, along with seven committee members including Namyangju Northern Police Station, Namyangju Foreign Welfare Center, Namyangju Family Center, foreign workers, and migrant women.

The meeting was organized to strengthen inter-agency cooperation frameworks to enable foreign residents and multicultural families to settle stably in the local community, assess the performance of projects implemented this year, and deliberate on plans for 2026.

Committee members conducted in-depth discussions on various topics including △reporting on major project implementation outcomes for foreign residents and multicultural families in 2025 △deliberation on 2026 support plans △strategies for business improvement and inter-agency cooperation matters.

Meanwhile, the city plans to actively reflect the opinions presented at this meeting to supplement next year’s multicultural policies and, under the vision of ‘safe Namyangju where human rights and diversity are respected’ and ‘a community where multicultural families and all families grow together,’ implement various projects under 9 key initiatives including △welfare support for immigrant social integration △respect for cultural diversity and enhancement of multicultural sensitivity △customized growth support for multicultural children and youth △settlement and self-reliance support for marriage immigrants.

Deputy Mayor Hong Ji-seon stated, “Foreign residents and multicultural families are important members of our local community,” and added, “Through communication and cooperation, we will actively collaborate between the city and each institution to create a Namyangju where diverse cultures are respected and all citizens grow together.”