Approximately 820 South Korean workers headed north to the Kaesong Industrial Complex Monday, returning to work for the first time since the joint-plant was shutdown five months ago.

In addition to the arrival of the South Korean workers, some 32,000 North Korean workers – around two thirds of the total workforce – also returned to the complex Monday, as requested by the South Korean side.

“The South Korean workers were met by warm welcomes from their North Korean counterparts and each was given a rose at the bridge crossing the Military Demarcation Line” South Korean representatives told TV Chosunearlier