Jeonnam Teachers' Union Emphasizes 'COVID-19 Testing Required Before School Return' for Care Workers
62% of Jeonnam Care Workers, 385 out of 6000, Participate in Large-Scale Rally
Care Classroom Gaps Due to Inspections and Follow-Up Measures; 'Teachers Cannot Substitute Care Classroom Work'
Additional Strike Announced, Jeonnam Office of Edu
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Jeonnam Teachers' Union (Chairperson Lee Youngmi) announced on the 9th that it has requested the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education to allow care workers belonging to the National School Irregular Workers Solidarity, who went on strike on the 6th and participated in a nationwide large-scale rally with 6,000 people gathered in front of the Ministry of Education building, to undergo COVID-19 testing and return to school.
At the large-scale rally where elementary care workers from all over the country gathered, about 62% of the 620 care workers from the Jeonnam region, totaling 385 people, participated in the strike.
Earlier, the Jeonnam Provincial Council Education Committee (Chairperson Yoo Seongsu) also emphasized during the administrative audit of the Yeosu, Gwangyang, Damyang, Gokseong, Gurye, and Goheung Education Support Offices held on the 6th that "care workers who participated in the strike must receive COVID-19 diagnostic tests before returning to school and be allowed to go to work to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection to students."
In response, the Jeonnam Teachers' Union stated, "Care workers who participated in the large-scale rally should undergo COVID-19 testing before returning to work to ensure that the safety net for students and the local community is not compromised."
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They also demanded the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education to "issue and promptly send to frontline schools quarantine guidelines related to rally participation, as 'teachers cannot substitute for care workers in care classrooms' due to testing and follow-up measures causing care classroom vacancies, and additional strikes are scheduled for the 19th and 20th."
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