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THEARGUS,MARCH1,1999
NATIONAL
Withregardtoyouthunemployment
MoveforSurvivalTakesPainstoGraduate
I.Introduction
helpthemmakeagoodliving.
niversity students may spend their
Thestudentfieldhasmadethe¡®Chen-hak-
U
Interview with Cho Young-kwen, official head of the
times on studying, commuting
tuk-wu¡¯, implying a nationwide student
movementonyouthunemployment
betweenhomeandschool,doingculturallife
special committee where they control and
andamusementforcoolingstress.Thisusual
deal with the ad hoc law that contains core
theworkinghourneedstobereducedfor
lifecyclesometimesmakesithardforthem
contentsonemploymentguaranteebydoing
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givingmoreworkingopportunitiestothe
to recognize what the social reality wants
variouscampaigns.Theyproposethatmany
graduates.
from them. There is an example which
universities hold public culture ceremonies
R:What¡¯sthepurposeofthespecial
illustrates their situations more realistically.
for the effect of feeling the gravity of the
law?
A woman who is to graduate a few weeks
youth¡¯s unemployment. On the street, they
C:Inourside,weneedanorganization
laterwastakingeverystepforgettingajob.
aredoingasignaturecollectingcampaignfor
to support our activities legally, so the
However, she has been in deep agony
obtaining consent to this movement against
nationwide student special committee
becauseshecouldn¡¯tgetajobevenifshehas
theyouthunemploymentfromthepublic.
madeitforgettingacertainguaranteefor
a good command of English (her TOEIC
Let¡¯s compare the Korean policies with
thegraduates.
score is 950). Moreover, she is good at
those of other nations. In England, France
R : What do you think about some
surfing the net?exploring creatively in the
andSpain,therearemanygoodaspects.The
Reporter : What makes you initiate
negative rumors that the student field
cyberspace,makingweb-sitesveryskillfully
Korean government should change and
the movement on youth unemploy-
maymanipulatethisjoblessmove-ment
and designing with the graphic program,
strengthen its current policies and strategies
ment?
asademagoguetowardthepeople?
Photoshop.
fordrawingapromisingfutureofKoreaby
Cho:Aboveall,wearewellawareof
C:Actually,Icouldn¡¯tunderstandsuch
Do you find out what Korea does to the
adopting these nations¡¯ future-oriented
therecentsituationofKorea.Thenumber
rumors but in the process of the
youth unemployment? Someday, you might
policies.
of jobless workers is increasing
movementweshouldhavereflectedmore
find yourself to be homeless or socially
First of all, England has adopted a new
enormously.Onthebasisofthis,wecame
opinionsfromvariouschannels.
useless beings who cannot produce but
paradigm on the unemployment, so this
tofindwhatweshoulddoforourselvesas
R:Wouldyougiveamessagetothe
consume. It is probable that the case of the
throws many good aspects to the Korea¡¯s
totheyouthunemployment.
wholeuniversitystudents?
abovementionedwomanappliestomostof
youthunemploymentproblems.InEngland,
R : What¡¯s the solution about the
C : This youth unemployment is a
the university students after finishing
the ministries of Education and Labor are
youthunemployment?
problem of ourselves. Please think about
university days. Many people who make
joiningtogetherforgettinghighproficiency
C : An outstanding point is that the
thisoncemoreandyouwillfindoutwhat
greateffortsforgettingajobmightfacethe
with local communities, enterprises and
governmentmustincreasevariousflexible
we should do and prepare for the near
sameexperience.
universities.Thissystemgottogivebirthto
resolutions. Among them, for example,
future.
Considering the current social aspect,
the Training and Enterprise Council (TEC).
many university graduates and laborers
TEChasspecialprogramsforpoorstudents
mightbeputinthejeopardyofbeingjobless
and under-educated students as meeting
by the government¡¯s reckless restructuring
society¡¯s demanding. Another noteworthy
andunpreparedpolicies.
part is to operate on making a one-stop
THEEYESOFTHEARGUS
system, a system of synthesizing services,
II.MainBody
called¡°Job-Center.¡±Job-Centershave1,150
What the government is doing to prevent
offices and 40,000 workers. This man-to-
many university graduates from being
manorganizationdealswiththejob-seeking
Lawsuit,SoundWay
joblessassoonastheyfinishschoolisjustto
informationbetweenpeopleandenterprises.
announce several temporary alternatives
Furthermore,theToni-Blairregimeisonthe
suchasincreasinginternworkersandpublic
point of establishing a life-long education
forProgress
working businesses by supplying the grant
systemathomeandabroad.Inrelationtothe
endorsed by the government. These two
youthunemployment,mostoftheEuropean
LeeChang-nam/TheArgus
systems aren¡¯t suitable for the highly-
countriestendtoputgreatemphasisonpart
Agraduateislookingatthebulletinboardofjobinformation.
T
hejudgesarebusynowadays.Adaughterfilesasuitagainstherfatherforphysical
educatedintelligentclass.
timejobsandpublicworkingservices.
abuse,studentsaccuseteachersofassault,andagedwomenwanttogetadivorce.
There is no guarantee of their being
Thedualsystemalsoproperlyoperatesto
for unemployment is particularly concerned
future.Thisisnotapersonalproblembutthe
SincethelawonDomesticViolencewentintoeffectlastyear,thephysicaloffender,
regular workers when university graduates
advise job seeking students and direct their
with the middle or high school problem
onethatalluniversitystudentsshouldworry
though a head of the family, can be subjected to probation and separated from the
applyforcompanybecausetheFederationof
studyingcoursesforthesakeofloweringthe
students and there is no policy for the
aboutandmakesthemunitedindemanding
victims.
Korean Industries (FKI) is processing with
unemployment rate of the youth. More
university graduates. This differs from
guarantee of employment. In a clear sense,
Thepolice,whiletheyareontheirduties,mayaswellbeextracarefulbeforethey
reviving steps so that about 30
crucial is that France and Spain have a
Korea¡¯scurrentsystemfundamentally.
thisconcludesthattheyouthunemployment
checkuponpassers-by.Feelinguncomfortablewiththerandomcheck,astudentwho
conglomerates will shut their doors for
relatively high unemployment rate (over
Third, the alternatives for the youth¡¯s
is inevitable and socially a structural limit
majoredinlawwonalawsuitagainsttheauthoritativeregimeofthestate.
cutting the ineffectiveness and other
40%), but they get started on the contract,
unemployment that centered on the
that has made the capitalistic society
Theseriesofabove-mentionedsocialchangesreflectthecurrentsituationinKorean
uselessly invested subsidiaries to survive in
part time and non-regular work because the
graduates should start from enlarging the
paralyze and malfunction in all the ways of
societyandgiverisetovariousvoices.Some,includingleadingdailynewspapers,say
the age of the International Monetary Fund
welfare system of these nations has the
public working business. These works are
productionandconsumption.Sotheultimate
that these changes are the side-effect of self-consciousness and the collapse of the
(IMF).
power over the legislature to guarantee the
developing the guide book for the culture
victimsaregeneralpeopleandstudentswho
family. Others criticise student litigants for being negligent in their studies and the
In this situation, the government says:
graduates jobs. These nations endorse the
tour, environmental movement by NGO¡¯s
aredeprivedoftheirjobs.
daughter who accused her father for having bad drinking habits. After years of hard
¡°We are doing our best for invigorating
youth¡¯s life safety-net in the name of the
businessandsocialwelfarebusiness.
In light of this, the students should fight
struggle,thecourtdismissedthewoman¡¯sdivorcepetitiononthegroundsthatshemust
graduates¡¯distressingreality.Wetakeevery
federal or governmental law and other
Fourth, it is probable to encourage early
against the power to achieve their goal for
follow the principles she agreed to keep when she married. At this juncture, many
possible measures to relieve it to some
publicizedpolicies.
retirement while increasing work places for
the better society and life. The university
peopleshoutabouttheimportanceofhomeeducationandthefamilysystem.
extent. Why do they amplify their voice
TherearevariousaspectswhichKoreacan
theunemployed.
students should not look over any absurd
AConfucian-orientedsociety,Koreahasvaluedtheroleofkings,fathersandteachers
strikingly and belligerently making other
learnfromthesenations¡¯policieswithregard
Fifth, the government has to begin
reality in our society. In this nutshell, the
above anything else. They were the only determiners, making a ruling ideology.
fieldsunstable?Weurgethemtotakeiteasy
totheyouthunemployment.
upgrading the job safety-net for the
students field can take a momentous and
Regardlessofpublicoffices,privatecompaniesandschools,Koreanpatriarchywasso
and follow the government¡¯s guideline.¡±
First of all, it is necessary for Korea to
graduates. Finally, deriving from lowering
equilibriumpositionwhentheydealwiththe
mighty a principle that just imaging different thoughts was next to impossible. In the
Logically, the government¡¯s position is
increase part time and irregular job
therisinglevelofsalarytowardstheyouth¡¯s
government concerning welfare and life
Chosundynasty,thekinghadtherighttokillthewholefamilyevenforatrivialreason,
understandableinsomerespect.Theirlogic,
opportunities for drawing more working
class, so the government should enlighten
guarantee.Theyouthunemploymentisnota
but those criminals bowed on their knees even before they took the poison. Fathers
however, seems to be weak for persuading
place. This is in some sense naturally
thisproblem¡¯sseriousnessandincreasejob-
personal issue but one concerned with the
chose who would marry their offspring, and the punishments dealt by teachers were
many graduates to put up with this severe
connected with increasing government¡¯s
seekingopportunity.
wholepeople.
defined as love by their students. No one dared to challenge the system. Domestic
realityandwaitforsomegooddayswithout
intern workers. Correspondingly, it is in
III.Conclusion
violencewasnaturalandconsideredratheraprivatematter.
anyduedateofeconomicdifficulties.
contrast with Korea¡¯s reality where there is
The¡°IMFera¡±haschangedmanythings.Asianvalue,forexample,representedby
Thestudentfieldnowneedstoraisetheir
no safety for the graduates to have the job
The word ¡®youth unemployment¡¯, though
ByLeeChang-nam
Confucian ideology and old practices are losing their ground as democratic minds
voicerequestingtheirsurvivalrightfromthe
educationprocess.
it doesn¡¯t affect us seriously for the time
AssociateEditorof NationalSection
prevail. Those who once possessed economic well-being have lost their bread, which
government that has to protect people and
Second,inEuropeancountries,thepolicy
being, might disturb us someday in near
makesthesufferingopentheirmouthsinprotest.Windsofchangeblowstraight,justas
whenspringcomes,theicemeltsaway.
Infact,thechangesthatmanycriticizearenotacrisisbutanopportunity.Theyalso
People¡¯sRallyHolds
CriticizingPresidentKim
canbeachancetocorrecttheancientregime,openinganewchapterfortalks.Afterthe
domesticviolencelawwasstrengthen,ProfessorKimJae-young,DepartmentofSocial
Welfare in Yonsei University, conducted a interesting survey. The report shows 65
he committee of people¡¯s right and
North Korea. And South Korea should
T
percentofadultswhoexperiencedparentalpunishmentspassthehabittotheirchildren
liberalization for the prisoners of
withdraw IMF¡¯ s policy and their
andtakeitforgranted.Moreover,onethirdofthegroupwasfoundtopracticeviolence
conscience held a rally represented by the
prescriptions.Alsoneededisforthecurrent
withtheirfriends.Isitgoingtofartointerprettheseresultsasmeaningthatdomestic
co-presidents, Hong Keun-soo and Oh Se-
regime to get rid of both NSL and
forceismagnifiedwhenmorepowerfortheseabusedchildrenmeansmoreviolence?
chul,atSeoulStation.Therallyalsowasco-
suppressionontheprisonersofconscience.¡±
Boththe70-year-oldladywhowantedadivorceandthe8-year-oldboyknownfor
processed with Ponminnyon (Pan-Korean
Aftertherallywasfinished,allparticipants
accusinghisfatherofhabitualviolence,didn¡¯tmeantoconfusethesociety.Sheonly
Alliance
for
Reunification)
and
tried to campaign the street rally. However,
cherishedherremaininglifewhichthecourtmadelightof,andhecouldn¡¯tbearseeing
Hanchongnyon.
the armed riot police estimated about 1,000
hismotherbeateninfrontofhisface.Howeveritisunusualthatanoldmanandhis
In the rally, Noh Soo-hee, the head of
blockedtherally¡¯smatchtotheDae-hak-ro
wife get divorced after decades of marriage, no one can teach them how. If anyone
National Federation (NF), made a
(a street located in Hyewhadong). So, there
doesn¡¯t want to marry whom he/she hates, ordering the irreconcilable two to live
declaration.Inthedeclarationsurroundedby
were physical collisions between students
togetherinfringesontheirrighttobehappy.This,astheConstitutionoftheRepublicof
700 participants, he announced several
andtheriotpolice.
Koreastipulates,isalsoaformofviolence.
stipulations. Those are as follows,¡°People
Although this rally¡¯s message was not
Perhapstheabove-mentionedvictimswillhaveahardtimeintheirlives.But,what
should struggle for the peace of our nation.
reported by the press, this rally got another
hasbeentheresult?Thoughangry,peoplestartedtotalkaboutthe¡°twilightdivorce¡±
TheU.Smustbringanendtowar-occurring
breakthroughinnotifyingthehumanrights¡¯
andhavehadthechancetothinkbeforeusingultimatemethods.
act what we called¡®5027 plan¡¯towards
conditioninKorea.
Asnoonecallsthesilenceinthejailpeace,alowdivorceratecan¡¯tbeproofofa
People,PoliceFaceShowdown
happyfamily.Let¡¯sencouragelawsuits.Ifthevariousrulersmakelightofpeople,the
majority is supposed to express their power. No matter what kind of violence the
authoritiespractice,ifthevictimsdon¡¯tcomplainabouttheirsinsandwhatharmthey
LeeChang-nam/TheArgus
do,nobodycanputanendtoit.Theseprocesses,ifnotthebestway,arebringingtrue
n27thdayoflastFebruary,therewasa
IMF-treaty. Then, they had various events
O
U.S.andJapanflagsareburningbythemembersofHanchongnyon.
peacetooursocialsystemandarealreadyongoing.
resolution rally for the security of
thatcanraisetheirvoicestowardthecurrent
Chancesarehigherthaneverfortheissuetobediscussedbythepeople.Celebrating
H
anchongnyon (Korea Federation of
Therallywasfilledwithstudents¡¯voices
people¡¯s rights and impeachment of Pres.
regime.Afterthisrally,mostofparticipants
¡°The 50th Anniversary of the Universal Human Rights Declaration¡±, the president
General Students Councils) made the
which actually triggers the regime¡¯s
Kim Dae-jung¡¯s cabinet management with
werescheduledtoholdaJong-myorallyled
ordered the strengthening of human rights, and is preparing an additional special
rallyunderthemotto,¡®JudgePresident,Kim
suppression. Then, several students burned
about 1,000 people participating in the
by Korea Federation of Metal Industry and
amnestyforMarch1.(Thehistoryofgivingamnestybythepresident,ortheking,goes
Dae-jung¡¯on 25th Feb in Myungdong
flags of U.S. and Japan for the purpose of
square of Government complex building in
NationwideMetalIndustryUnion.
backtothefeudalage.)We,however,shouldknowit¡¯snolessvitaltoobservewhat¡¯s
Catholic Cathedral. As soon as the rally
expressing their strong will against the
SeJongro, Seoul. In this rally, many
Consecutively,theycampaignedthestreet
happeninginourneighborhood,listeningtotheselowvoices.Realprogressdefiesrosy
began,theriotpolicewhointendedtoblock
currentregime.Aftertherally,studentstried
participantsshoutedthemessageasfollows-
rallytotheSeoulStationwith15,000people
promises,butneedsthestruggleoftheweak.Thisisthewayrealdemocracygoes.
this rally threatened many students with the
to gather to continue their struggle with
Withdrawal of NSL, shackling off the
includingstudentsofHanchongnyon.
defensetoolssuchashardstickandshield.
unitingeachothertotheJong-myopark.
presentprisonerofconsciencewhohasbeen
Meanwhile,intheprocedureofthisstreet
Students shouted strongly to reconsider
No matter how this rally showed a little
jailed by NSL, objection of the reckless
rally, there were frequently fightings
politicians¡¯absurd deeds that make our
chance to enlarge their strugge to other
restructuring and mass lay-off that requires
between armed riot police and participants.
ByYoonYoung-nam
people jeopardized into a harsh condition.
fields, it had its importance in that the
anunilateralsacrificenotthepoliticiansbut
This caused many participants to make
EditorialConsultantof TheArgus
AndthattheKimDae-jungregimeshouldbe
student field gave a timing warning toward
onlypeoplewhohaslivedinnocently,Anti-
complains of riot police¡¯s suppression
out.
thecurrentregime.
U.S.¡¯swaroccurringintentionandrefusalof
commensuratingwithmanyinjuries.

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