About 132,000 coronavirus-affected workers paid family care leave allowance
Nov 18, 2020
About 132,000 local workers have benefited from the government's paid family care leave program introduced in March this year to financially support working parents who are forced to take care of their children when day care centers, kindergartens and elementary schools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Wednesday. The ministry said a total of 131,772 workers were paid 47.4 billion won ($42.9 million) in family care leave allowances from March