Entertainment Business Owners “We Follow Government Action, But We Discriminate Against Industry … Please Release Group Ban”

Entry 2020.09.14 12:58

When the government excluded the entertainment industry from the second disaster subsidy payment, a press conference was held in front of the Yeouido National Assembly in Seoul on the morning of the 14th.

99 members of the Emergency Response Committee of the Korea Entertainment Food Industry Federation (not a contestant) held a ‘press conference to condemn the second disaster grant for livelihood entertainment bars’ in front of the Assembly Nacional at 11 am, saying: “We have to withdraw the order to ban the group and guarantee the right to life.”

Members of the National Assembly who attended the press conference shouted slogans such as: “Because you have followed the forced closure so far, take responsibility for your life.” In my hand, I took a picket that said, “ Why do you exclude support for patriotic industry as the number one contributor? ”

Earlier, the government announced a policy to pay the second disaster grant, but excluded the entertainment industry. Of the 12 high-risk facilities businesses, 2 million won will be paid collectively for the rest of the businesses, except for some businesses such as entertainment pubs and danran pubs when the drop in sales is confirmed.

In response to the government’s decision, workers in the entertainment industry insisted that it was “discrimination in the industry.” Ho-Seok Oh, president of Bia Daedae, said: “People in entertainment bars have endured the government’s ban on meetings for a longer period of time and have endured the government’s ban on meetings for a longer time.” , said. “Recently, two member owners have made extreme decisions because I had to go through the pain,” he said.

Then President Oh said, “What we desperately want is not a special privilege,” he said. “Like other industries suffering from the crown crisis, we just hope that the government, the ruling party and local governments treat them equally and provide support without discrimination.” Additional.

After the press conference, the people who completed the press conference ▲ Payment of the second disaster support fund for entertainment bars ▲ Severe property tax reduction during forced vacations ▲ Abolition of discrimination policies on rates of businesses ▲ Guarantee the right to live through classification by type of business ▲ An appeal was delivered to the National Assembly containing demands for the immediate withdrawal of the prohibition order.

Before the press conference on the same day, Captain BC held a memorial service for business owners who made extreme decisions due to difficulties in living.