Self-employed people protesting the government’s extension of ‘social distancing’ held a protest once morest the government in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on the 15th and said, “If the treatment of self-employed people is not immediately improved, they will open ’24 hours’ to resist the government’s quarantine guidelines. said he would
The ‘Corona Victim Self-Employment Federation (Koja Chong)’, which consists of 9 small business groups including the Korea Food Service Industry Association, started its second collective action following the ‘299 relay shave ceremony’ held at the National Assembly on the 25th of last month.
Despite the sub-zero weather, regarding 400 people took part in the rally. According to quarantine guidelines, 299 people, the number of people who are restricted from gatherings and protests, took their seats at the scheduled places, while the rest shouted slogans outside the fences installed by the police.
Co-CEO Ho-seok Oh said, “It was so difficult and painful that 26 of our self-employed people had already made an extreme choice.”
CEO Oh said, “How much can you compensate the self-employed with the disaster aid included in the supplementary budget agreed by the ruling and opposition parties?” criticized the government.
A total of 10 self-employed people who participated in the rally took part in the shaving ceremony as a group. Ms. Yang, who came from Busan, said, “I have lived my life faithfully paying taxes for 20 years, but in 2 years I lost everything and wandered around the streets.” Remove all restrictions from today.”
At the rally that day, the KOJA Chong held △Removal of restrictions on business hours △Includes loss compensation for self-employed persons with sales of 1 billion won or more △Retroactive application of loss compensation and realization of 100% compensation △Preparation of separate support plans for Seoul and local governments △All businesses opened following the outbreak of COVID-19 They demanded the application of additional loss compensation.
By Hong Jin-hwan, staff reporter jean@donga.com