Reducing Care Burden to Enable Immediate Use of Childcare Without Waiting

Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Introduces Outstanding Policies in Proactive Administration

Kim Kyung-sun, Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced that it has prioritized providing childcare services to families urgently in need of care due to the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and later allowed for supplementary documentation, thereby alleviating the burden of care.

On the 15th, Deputy Minister Kim Kyung-sun presented key tasks and best practices focused on proactive administration at the 41st Deputy Ministerial Meeting.

Deputy Minister Kim proposed preemptive measures against digital sex crimes and improvements to blind spots in the care system. He emphasized the establishment of support centers based on the designation of children and adolescents involved in prostitution under protective orders as victims, as well as the linkage of illegal filming tracking and deletion support systems for the joint construction of a 'Public DNA Database.'

Additionally, the application process for childcare services was simplified from up to two weeks to immediate processing, and measures such as reducing personal expenses, expanding support for low-income single-parent families, and enhancing child support enforcement for non-custodial parents through requests like driver's license suspension were shared. Furthermore, family counseling and youth counseling were provided to support psychological stability due to COVID-19, learning instructors were dispatched for low-income single-parent or grandparent-headed families, and marriage immigrants were allowed to export masks to their home countries.

Deputy Minister Kim stated, "Through proactive legal interpretation and swift decision-making, we are striving to support citizens facing difficulties due to COVID-19 by improving childcare service usage procedures, providing emergency support for families in crisis, and supporting jobs for women with career interruptions. We will continue to work harder so that women, youth, and diverse families can enjoy safe and happy lives even after COVID-19."

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