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Workers who work under their own business status, such as delivery drivers or tutors, are called 'special workers'. I was not eligible for employment insurance because I was not a wage worker, but due to the revision of the law, I became eligible for subscription from this month. However, it is said that it is not easy to actually sign up for unemployment insurance.



Reporter Im Tae-woo covered this.



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Jeong Nan-sook, a teacher of study papers, prepares a class in an empty study room.



Since the outbreak of Corona last year, the number of students has drastically decreased, making it difficult to exceed 1 million won in monthly income.



Starting this month, you can join employment insurance, but the monthly income requirement of 800,000 won is a problem.



[Jeong Nan-sook/Teacher of Study Paper: (After the Corona crisis) There were many cases where it really went down to 600,000 won and 700,000 won. I think working is the biggest blow. Those things and the lack of living expenses... .] As



an after-school instructor in his 8th year, his monthly income fluctuates depending on the amount of work he does, so he is worried about whether he will be able to maintain his insurance qualifications.



[After school lecturer: Because the income is different every time, I am enrolled in the employment insurance this month, and the employment insurance is not in the next month. Right now, our after-school instructors are signing up for employment insurance for job security... .] From this



month, 12 special types of workers can also join the employment insurance, and the condition is that a monthly salary of 800,000 won or more is added to match the situation with regular workers who must work at least 60 hours a month to qualify.



There are concerns that this condition will drive jobs that are hit hard by the corona virus into the insurance blind spot.



[Kim Kyung-hee / After-school Teachers' Union Chairman: There are many instructors who have not taken any classes since February of last year. Although they say that employment insurance is applicable, there are actually far more instructors who do not meet this condition.]



Here, confusion among business owners in the early stages of implementation is also occurring in various places, so more attention is needed from the authorities and business owners for the establishment of the system. .



(Video coverage: Yoo Dong-hyeok, Kim Hak-mo, video editing: Choi Jin-hwa)