South Korea turns to foreign workers to address eldercare shortage

진행자: 홍유, Tannith Kriel

Who will care for Korea's elderly? Foreign workers enter troubled market

기사 요약: 한국이 요양보호 인력 부족에 대비해 외국인 유학생을 요양보호사로 양성하는 정책을 시작했지만, 전문가들은 근본적인 처우 개선 없이는 외국인 인력 유입만으로 문제를 해결하기 어렵다고 지적했다.

[1] South Korea’s rapidly aging population has created an issue that is at once demographic and deeply personal: Who will care for the growing number of older people?

at once A and B: 동시에 A 이면서 B

deeply personal: 지극히 사적인, 나와 직결된

[2] The arithmetic appears daunting. Korea is projected to face a shortfall of roughly 116,000 eldercare workers by 2028, according to government data. The Health Ministry estimates the country will need 990,000 additional caregivers by 2043.

arithmetic: 셈, 계산

daunting: 기가 질리는, 엄두가 안나는

caregiver: 돌봄 종사자

[3] Nearly 2.3 million people have obtained caregiver qualifications but are not working in the field, according to the care workers’ union affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.

work in the field: 현업에 종사하다 affiliated with: ~에 소속된, ~에 연계된

[4] That has led workers and labor experts to question whether Korea simply lacks people capable of providing care — or whether it lacks care jobs attractive enough for people to enter and remain in.

lead someone to question: ~로 하여금 의문을 품게 하다

[5] As policymakers search for ways to expand the care workforce, one increasingly prominent part of their strategy is to open new pathways for foreign residents and international students.

open (new) pathways for: ~에게 길을 열어주다

기사원문: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10840478

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