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The self-employed in the metropolitan area, who expected to have more customers if they opened even one hour until 10 p.m., were disappointed. Let us listen to their voices that are deeply concerned about quarantine and survival.
Reporter Ha Jung-yeon, you’re in front of Hongdae. Pub and restaurant owners say it’s hard, right?
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Yes, there is less than an hour to go to 9pm, the business time limit.
Restaurant and bar owners will soon be ready to close.
The freelancers I met here sighed at the news of the 9 o’clock business restrictions being maintained.
[김민석/술집 사장 : 이 한 시간이 웬만한 자영업자들, 이런 술집 하시는 분들한테는 백 단위가 아니라 천 단위가 왔다갔다할 수도 있거든요.] [한재웅/당구장 사장 : 당구장은 사실 저녁 장사거든요. 퇴근하시고 오셔서 한두 시간 게임 치고 가시고 이렇게 하는 게 대부분인데 그게 안 되니까 답답하죠.]They agreed that an hour in the afternoon, when sales are concentrated, is directly related to their livelihood.
Also, unlike in non-metropolitan areas, the rental burden is also high, making the damage more serious.
<앵커>
It seems that the voice that is more difficult to hold becomes louder.
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In response to this situation, some self-employed organizations decided to expand their opening protests after 9 pm, leaving the store open without accepting customers, in order to denounce the quarantine guidelines.
The policy is to hold press conferences and picket rallies in PC cafes and pubs from tomorrow (7) until next Tuesday.
On the other hand, the self-employed in the non-metropolitan area, whose working hours were extended by 1 hour, responded that they were out of breath.
[최대성/음식점 사장 (경남 창원시) : 8시 반 되면 빨리 가셔야 하고, 그 때문에 애초에 저녁에 손님이 안 오시는 거죠. 영업시간 1시간 늘리는 게 매출에 도움이 상당히 됩니다.]This trade restriction will last until the 14th, a week later.
As expectations diminish that trade restrictions will be eased, the self-employed are likely to have a tougher Lunar New Year holiday than anyone else.
(Video coverage: Yang Doo-won and Park Dong-myeong KNN, Video editing: Choi Hye-young, On-site: Shin Jin-soo)
