South Korea wants to issue "new crown allowances": workers cannot go to work due to infection, but the minimum hourly salary 60%allowance

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to the Yonhap News Agency on the 15th, the Second Director of the Central Disaster Security Countermeasure Headquarters Li Xiangmin (Chief of Administrative Security) said on the same day that the government will implement the "New Crown Medical Allowance" pilot project from the 4th next month- When the laborer cannot go to work for reasons such as infection, he can receive a minimum of 60%of the allowance. The policy will be tried for 1 year.

According to reports, the trial areas include 6 areas including Zhonglu District, Seoul, Fuchuan, Gyeonggi -do, Zhongan Daojian, and Shuntian, Quanluandan Road. According to South Korea's "East Asia Daily", the above -mentioned regions were selected from public recruitment. In order to compare the policy effects, the government plans to divide the six regions into 3 groups and adopt different injury allowance models. Support objects are workers living in pilot areas. In addition to the infection of the new crown, during the period of disease or injury that is not related to the work business, the support object can also receive a subsidy of 43,960 won (about 228 yuan) a day. Li Xiangmin said that in addition to income support, the government will also make many efforts to improve employment relationships or create a social atmosphere. He also said that after experiencing the epidemic of new coronary pneumonia, the social conditions that can rest when creating illness have become very important.

Data released by the South Korean government show that the situation in South Korea's epidemic situation has been stable in the near future. South Korea ’s Central Epidemic Prevention Council reported on the 15th that as of 0:00 on the day, 9,435 newly confirmed cases were added compared with the day before, the lowest in 21 weeks. (Han Wen)

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