Hwang Jeong-ah, the spokesperson of the Democratic Party. Hwang, spokesperson, screenshot from SNS
, ‘It was reported that the number of involuntary job losses in the professional and scientific fields, including Research and Development (R&D), has been increasing for five consecutive months compared to the same period last year.’,
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, ‘According to Democratic Party lawmaker Hwang Jeong-ah of the National Assembly’s Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee on the 17th, an analysis of Statistics Korea’s employment trend survey microdata commissioned by the legislative research service showed that in May, there were 29,603 involuntary job losses in professional, scientific, and technical service industries.’,
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, ‘This is an increase of approximately 9% (2,446 people) compared to the same period last year.’,
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, “Involuntary job loss refers to those who have left their jobs due to labor market reasons such as ‘temporary closure or shutdown of workplace’, ‘voluntary retirement, early retirement, or layoffs’, ‘business downturn or lack of work’. People who have voluntarily left their jobs for reasons such as household chores, childcare, or dissatisfaction with salary are not included.”,
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, ‘In response, lawmaker Hwang stated, “As the government led by Yoon Suk-yeol has allocated a 14.7% reduction in the national R&D budget this year, the aftermath is leading to research interruptions, turning the home of Korea’s future food industry into a wasteland. Concerns are rising in the field that the damages of budget cuts will intensify from the second half of the year.”‘,
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, ‘He emphasized, “The Yoon Suk-yeol government must proactively step forward to provide emergency funds through supplementary budgets for R&D.” He added, “The restoration of the R&D budget that was cut at a word from President Yoon Suk-yeol must also be achieved.” ‘]