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is a friendly economy time.
Reporter Han Ji-yeon is with me.
Everyone seems to be a bit excited about the World Cup these days.
Are you saying that both the distribution industry and the food service industry are taking advantage of this atmosphere to strengthen marketing?
<Reporter>
Yes, Qatar, where the World Cup is held, is 6 hours away from us.
Most of the games are held at night, so many people are looking for late-night snacks. The food and restaurant industries are carrying out various marketing campaigns.
Chicken companies scrambled to launch new menus ahead of the World Cup.
If you order a World Cup set menu at a company store, you will receive a cheering tool, or if you post a proof shot on social media, you will receive an official ball used in a soccer game.
In addition, Bossam companies and hamburger franchises also offer prizes through lottery.
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That's right.
In particular, tomorrow (24th) will be the first leg of our group stage.
Then, especially since it's night time, I think I'll order some chicken and do this, but I'm a little worried.
Did the delivery driver's union announce a strike?
<Reporter>
Yes, it is a strike against the delivery app Coupang Eats, but as you said, tomorrow is the day when our first game against Uruguay will be held.
In particular, it is expected that there will be fewer large-scale street cheering events this time due to the Itaewon disaster, so more 'households' will watch at home.
Concerns are already emerging that a delivery crisis is coming as the demand for delivery has increased significantly.
The delivery driver's union is demanding an increase in basic delivery fees and holiday bonuses from Coupang Eats.
The industry said that the impact of the strike would not be significant because the proportion of union members for Coupang Eats delivery drivers was not large, but it seems that we will have to wait and see what kind of impact it will have as delivery demand increases significantly more than usual.
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The number of working mothers has increased, and the number of married women whose careers have been interrupted has decreased.
Did you hear the results of this investigation came out?
<Reporter>
Yes, the number of working mothers increased by 1.6 percentage points from last year to 57.8%, the highest rate since the 2016 statistics were written.
The number of career interruptions decreased by 51,000 from a year ago to 1,397,000.
Women who have had a career break are called 'Kyungdannyeo' for short.
This percentage, which was 19.2% in 2019, gradually decreased to 16.2% this year.
Although it is a decreasing trend, the proportion is still not small at 1 in 6 people, especially in their 30s, reaching 27.8%.
The reason for quitting the job was definitely 'parenting' at 43%, followed by marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth at around 20%.
Family care and child education recorded single-digit percentages.
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Where can I find the reason for this?
<Reporter>
Looking at it from a slightly longer-term perspective, the rate of maintaining a job has increased since having fewer children than in the past.
In addition, the increase in child care facilities in public and private seems to have had an impact.
In the short term, as the high inflation and high interest rates continue, there is a lot of money to pay back, but the price of food and goods is getting expensive.
Married women have no choice but to jump into the job market as household finances become tighter even if they save money.