The Korean subsidiaries of global semiconductor equipment corporations ASML and Tokyo Electron were selected side by side as "Korea's top job-creating corporations," recognized for creating jobs and improving the work environment. ASML Korea made the list for the fifth straight year, and Tokyo Electron Korea was named for the sixth time in total.
ASML Korea and Tokyo Electron Korea were selected as "2026 Korea's top job-creating corporations," organized by the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL), and received presidential plaques at a certification ceremony held on the 11th. Korea's top job-creating corporations is a system that selects private corporations that contributed to expanding employment and improving job quality and awards them a presidential plaque.
ASML Korea was first selected in 2020 and has made the list for five consecutive years from 2022 through this year. It has been selected six times in total. ASML Korea is the only corporations to be named a top job-creating corporations for five straight years.
ASML Korea has expanded hiring in step with growth in the semiconductor market while broadening programs for employee health management, work-life balance, and technical training. This year, it opened the company's first in-house daycare among ASML's global establishments at its Hwaseong campus in Gyeonggi.
It is also strengthening training for technical personnel. In Feb., it opened the Global Training Center Korea at the Hwaseong campus, equipped with deep ultraviolet (DUV) and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment and modules, as well as a clean room, and is providing technical training for customer support (CS) engineers. It is also hiring experienced workers, focusing on core engineer roles.
Tokyo Electron Korea was selected as a top job-creating corporations for the sixth time in total, following 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2025, and again this year. In this evaluation, it was recognized for expanding hiring of young people and job seekers in vulnerable groups, and for providing youth jobs.
Tokyo Electron Korea operates its own hands-on internship and the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) youth job experience program. More than 90% of young hires transition to full-time positions, and employees age 34 or younger account for about 63% of all staff.
It is also expanding employment of people with disabilities and women. In 2024, Tokyo Electron Korea opened the in-house cafe "TELASIS" at the Balan plant and began hiring baristas with disabilities. It later expanded to the Hwaseong and Pyeongtaek offices, and 16 baristas with disabilities are currently working there. It also operates programs such as a mentoring program with the Korea Foundation for Women In Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET) for women talent.
Choi Han-jong, CEO of ASML Korea, said, "We have steadily improved the work environment and education infrastructure so employees can perform and grow in a stable environment," adding, "We will continue to support the domestic semiconductor ecosystem by attracting and developing outstanding talent."
Noh Tae-woo, CEO of Tokyo Electron Korea, said, "This is the result of our efforts to improve job quality by expanding youth jobs, increasing employment for people with disabilities and women, and adopting job-centered hiring," adding, "We will create a job environment where outstanding talent can demonstrate their capabilities and grow."