In the wake of the Georgia operation, both sides have agreed to discuss establishing a new visa category for South Koreans
South Korean workers accounted for most of the 475 people arrested at a Hyundai-LG battery factory site in the state of Georgia, triggering a delicate effort to resolve the thorny situation between close allies.
The Korean Air Boeing 747-8I, with more than 310 South Koreans on board, departed from Atlanta and touched down on the runway at South Korea’s main gateway in Incheon.
“Everything at Atlanta went smoothly,” a foreign ministry official said on Friday.
Experts say most of the detained South Korean workers were likely to have been on visas that do not permit hands-on construction work.
