Children play as parents look during an annual Children's Day event in front
of the city hall in Seoul, South Korea, 05 May 2026. Photo by JEON HEON-KYUN / EPA
May 27 (Asia Today) -- A group of marriage migrant women in Gwangju who once struggled to work because they had no one to care for their children has grown into a village enterprise that creates jobs and supports new businesses.
Hannuri Kkotdam, based in Geumho-dong in Gwangju's Seo District, began in 2014 as a gathering of seven Chinese-born marriage migrant mothers. They faced language and cultural barriers, child care burdens and difficulty finding stable jobs.
The women began visiting one another's homes, sharing meals and caring for their children together. Once the child care gap was filled, they divided responsibilities, with two women watching the children while the others went to work.
