North Korean defectors living in South Korea are navigating record high levels of unemployment right now, according to a recent survey, and a prominent defector-politician is now proposing a bill to boost their job-seeking prospects.

On Tuesday, National Assembly member Ji Seong-ho proposed a bill that would layer on extra perks for businesses that employ more than five defectors. The move comes just days after the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) reported that unemployment rates among defectors surveyed more than doubled to 7.7% in 2020, which is well above South Korea’s current national unemployment rate