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I often told stories of security guards working in the sweltering summer heat. However, in an apartment in Daejeon, when security guards who could not stand the heat wave saved their own money and installed an air conditioner, the apartment side demanded to pay the electricity bill for the air conditioner, causing controversy.



This is an exclusive report by TJB reporter Kim Chul-jin.



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An apartment building in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon.



Guard A received a piece of heavy paper as the sweltering summer was over.



A statement of the maintenance fee that came to the guard's office. This means that you have to pay the electricity bill for the air conditioner installed in the security room.



Eight security guards were charged an electricity bill of 150,000 won in four guard rooms measured by a separately installed meter.



[The apartment security guard: I was dubious when I said that I would charge an air conditioner fee as summer is approaching... I don't know if that makes sense.] The



security guards who couldn't stand the heat wave installed their own air conditioners, but they were speechless when they were told to pay their electricity bills.



[The apartment security guard: There is anxiety about dismissal, what power do we have, do we have the power? There is nothing.] The



management office claimed that two years ago, when the security guards installed the air conditioner, they approved it on the premise of paying the electricity bill.



He said that he did not pay the burden last year, but this time he was charged after consulting with the resident representatives.



[Apartment management office official: First of all, our apartment is 30 years old. Residents and representatives, be sensitive to kilowatts (kWh) of electricity.]



But even the residents of the same apartment complex cannot understand it.



[Apartment resident: Residents have to pay, they serve us. That's not possible. How hard they work, but they clean and do everything... .] The



Daejeon Labor Rights and Rights Center also criticized the security guards saying that there is no place to pay for air conditioning.



(Video coverage: Kim Il-won TJB)