Korean miner & nurse

163 Korean miners and nurses went to West Germany for work in Dec 1963.

In those day, Korea didn't have direct flights to europe and so they had to board a plane in other country.

Miners had to work below 1,000 meters underground.

Nurses could not speak German. At first, they clean the corpse and refurbish the dentures. It was the beginning of their, poor korean, German life.

They live diligently and in good life. The German people also admire them.

They have most of the benefits transfer to Korea.

Since 1965 remittances amounted to $ 101.53 million in 10 years.

It was approximately 2 percent in Korea National income of that time.

It also obtain a loan from Germany to pay their mortgage.

This was the seed money, such as economic development, highway construction

They are best contributor of economic development.