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It is highly likely that the National Assembly will soon pass the time-off system for civil servants and teachers' unions. In this way, the government will pay the full-time union members' salaries. While the presidential candidates moved quickly in favor of them, there are also counterarguments.



Correspondent Jo Yoon-ha.



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On the 4th, a second lieutenant in the Environment and Labor Committee of the National Assembly passed a time-off system for public officials and teachers union.



Until now, full-time employees who have been working for the union took a leave of absence and received a salary with the money collected by the union members.



Labor union activities are recognized as working hours, and the government pays wages through taxes.



[Jung So-young / National Teachers' Union Spokesperson: The lack of full-time employees and the lack of union fees are hindering the union's activities a lot. I hope that the application of the time-off system will serve as a starting point for teachers to be guaranteed all three labor rights and to avoid various discriminatory measures in the future.



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Although it was already introduced in 2010 in general companies, public officials and teachers' unions took off as the parliamentary debate was delayed, and then the ruling and opposition presidential candidates expressed their support.



The backlash isn't too bad either.



This is because in developed countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, there is no place in the law to pay salaries to civil servants' unions.



[Lim Heon-jo / Standing Representative of the People's Hope Education Solidarity: In a general company, the employer and the employer are clear, but in the case of a civil servant union or a teachers' union, it is the people.

We are paying them with the national tax, but if that's the case, we have to ask if the people want it.

In the case of children, the right to receive education is undermined.]



The National Assembly first passes the time-off system at the plenary session next week, and then the actual amount of salary to be paid to the union will be decided again by the union, the government, and public interest members. no see.



(Video coverage: Kim Won-bae, video editing: Yumira)