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In addition, it was announced that the system will be improved so that women can have children and work more actively. It is said that the parental leave will be split into three or four times or that it will be pulled out during pregnancy.

Next is reporter Hwa Gang-yoon.

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The employment rate of women in their 30s and 40s, who are in their prime working age, is far lower than that of men.

The biggest cause is childbirth and childcare, and the resulting career break.

Reducing this burden can further increase women's participation in economic activities.

First of all, the government decided to make parental leave more flexible so that it can be divided between 3 and 4 times, which could only be used twice.

[Hanna Lee/Work mother: There may be cases where the child is sick and needs urgent surgery or needs medical care at home, but it would be helpful to create a system that can be shared more in emergencies.]

Taking parental leave during pregnancy . I decided to allow it.

If the law amendment goes well, it can be applied as early as next year.

In addition, in order to reduce the burden of child-rearing on women and to improve the quality of housekeeping services, the company decided to promote measures to enact the'Household Workers Employment Improvement Act' within this year by introducing a certification system for service providers.

In order to utilize the foreign workforce, we decided to consider a plan to open a way for foreign students who came to the Faculty of Science and Engineering to find employment as a non-professional manpower, and to recognize multiple nationalities if they pledge not to exercise foreign nationality if they are excellent talents.

(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa, video editing: Park Ki-deok)