Kim Dong-yeon Visits Pregnant Employee to Offer Congratulations... "Will Strive to Ensure Benefits After Childbirth"

Text and photo posted by Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, on his SNS on the 29th

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon personally visited a female public official at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office who is soon to become a mother on the 29th to offer congratulations and then posted about it on social media (SNS).

In his SNS post that day, Governor Kim said, "I visited an employee who is soon to become a mother to offer congratulations," and added, "I promised to make efforts to ensure there are no disadvantages upon returning from maternity leave."

He further stated, "I will also look into ways to provide benefits within the regulations."

Earlier, in July 2022, Governor Kim encouraged an employee expecting childbirth who was working at the northern branch of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office by giving a pizza coupon as a congratulatory gift.

Meanwhile, according to the population trends announced recently by Statistics Korea for November 2023, the number of births in November last year was 17,531, a 7.6% (1,450) decrease compared to the same month the previous year.

The monthly number of births has remained in the 10,000 range for eight consecutive months, with 18,484 in April last year marking the collapse of the 20,000 range, followed by 18,988 in May, 18,615 in June, 19,102 in July, 18,984 in August, 18,707 in September, 18,904 in October, and 17,531 in November. The number of births reached the 20,000 range only in January and March last year, just two months.

Additionally, the number of births has decreased for 14 consecutive months since October 2022. The cumulative number of births from January to November last year was 213,572, down 8.1% (35,614) compared to the same period the previous year. This is the lowest figure since related statistics began being compiled.

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