File photo SEOUL—South Korea approved a Seoul city plan on Friday to let 100 foreign domestic workers into the country through a pilot program aimed at  boosting birth rates  by helping more women rejoin the workforce. The issue sits at the confluence of South Korea's sharply declining birthrate, aging population and its historical reluctance to accept more immigrants. 'Foreign domestic helpers could revitalize our society. Especially, it could immediately help with career breaks,' Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said in a Facebook post last week.

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