Go Min-jeong, “We need to improve the ultra-short-term hiring practices of university Korean language instructors.”

(Gwangju, South Jeolla Province = Yonhap News) Reporter Min Hyun-ki = On the 21st, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Ko Min-jeong (Seoul Gwangjin-eul) urged, “We must improve the practice of ultra-short-time work contracts for university Korean language instructors.”

At the National Assembly Education Committee's audit of national universities in the Chungcheong and Honam regions held at Chonnam National University on this day, Rep. Go pointed out, "The government banned work contracts for less than 15 hours a week in May and required prior screening if exceptionally necessary, but some universities are not properly implementing this."

He criticized, “The university has a 10-week employment contract, so the employment of instructors is cut off during periods when there are no lectures,” and asked, “Why is the time instructors prepare for classes and do research not included in their working hours?”

He then pointed out, "Chonnam National University renews the contracts of instructors who have worked for more than two years every semester, and Chungnam National University has conveyed its position that ultra-short-time work contracts are inevitable due to the two-week gap between lectures." He also pointed out, "Chungbuk National University has not even formed a preliminary review committee to judge the appropriateness of ultra-short-time work contracts."

Rep. Ko emphasized, “If base national universities first establish a model for employment stability for Korean language instructors, it can quickly spread to other universities,” and added, “National universities must be the first to actively take steps to improve treatment.”

On this day, the Korean Non-regular Professors' Union held a press conference in front of the National Government Audit Office of Chonnam National University and Pusan ​​National University, respectively, and called for an end to the relaxation of regulations on the operation of university teachers and improved treatment of instructors.

The union said, “University instructors are excluded from paid sick leave and only receive wages for part of the vacation period,” and demanded, “Employment stability must be guaranteed and working conditions must be improved.”