Lee Jae-myung: "We will help cancer survivors recover daily life... Support for flexible employment system and employment promotion incentives"

77th SoHwakHaeng (Small but Certain Happiness) Pledge

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, promised on the 23rd to support the daily recovery of cancer survivors.

On the same day, through his 77th small but certain happiness (So-hwak-haeng) pledge posted on social media (SNS), Lee stated, "Seven out of ten cancer patients survive more than five years, but the return-to-work rate is only 30.5%, which is less than half of the overseas average of 63.5%."

First, regarding support for cancer survivors to "balance work and treatment," he said, "We will actively consider guaranteeing flexible working hours and supporting employment promotion incentives."

He also pledged, "We will support the 'family' of cancer survivors," adding, "We will promote support for infertility treatment costs for couples facing chemotherapy and establish priority use criteria for daycare centers for children of cancer survivors."

In particular, he added, "We will also consider expanding health insurance coverage for breast reconstruction surgery for treatment," and "In addition, we will continuously improve systems to ensure that there is no discrimination against cancer survivors in the workplace."

Lee emphasized that this pledge was based on the "promise to the people" made by Lee Nak-yeon, the Democratic Party's general election campaign committee chairman and his primary rival, stating, "'Youth cancer treatment is not the end of life but a comma,' and we will realize this thoughtful meaning together."

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