South Koreans who left home to build two nations | CNA Correspondent

In the 1960s and 70s, tens of thousands of South Koreans went to what was then known as West Germany as miners and nurses under a labour-for-loan deal. They were meant to stay for three years. Many never left. Genevieve Woo speaks to CNA Senior Correspondent Lim Yun Suk about the sacrifices behind South Korea’s rise - and the lives built between two countries.

Highlights:
02:40 South Korea's arrangement with West Germany
04:40 Who were these Koreans who decided to leave?
07:20 Temporary contracts became permanent lives
09:16 Two sisters, different choices
11:40 The hidden personal costs
14:20 Feeling forgotten by South Korea
18:20 Wanting to return home

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