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Thu, March 30, 2023 | 10:46
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Firefighters hold protest for better working conditions
더 나은 근무 환경 위해 소방관들 시위
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Firefighters chant slogans during a protest in front of Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul, Monday. The banners read, 'We don't want to die anymore!' and 'We are not fire-extinguishing machines!' / Courtesy of the Confederation of Korean Government Employees' Unions
Firefighters chant slogans during a protest in front of Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul, Monday. The banners read, "We don't want to die anymore!" and "We are not fire-extinguishing machines!" / Courtesy of the Confederation of Korean Government Employees' Unions

By Lee Hae-rin


"We don't want to die anymore! We are not fire-extinguishing machines!"
"더 이상 죽기 싫다! 우리는 불 끄는 기계가 아니다!"


Firefighters held protests in front of Cheong Wa Dae, Monday, calling for the government to improve their working conditions. The collective action came due to several firefighters having lost their lives in a series of recent blazes in warehouses in Pyeongtaek and Icheon.
소방관들은 월요일 청와대 앞에서 정부에 근무 환경 개선을 요구하며 시위를 열었다. 이 집합행동은 최근 평택과 이천 창고에서 일어난 일련의 대형 화재에서 여러 명의 소방관이 목숨을 잃으며 일어났다.


They urged the government to investigate the recent incidents, hold the people in charge of the Pyeongtaek accident accountable and take measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
소방관들은 정부가 최근 사건들을 조사하고, 평택 사건 담당자들에게 책임을 물으며, 향후 유사 사건을 예방할 수 있도록 조치를 취해야 한다고 촉구했다.


Jeong Eun-ae, the chairperson of Korea's firefighters' union, pointed out that the authorities at the National Fire Agency and related government agencies have not taken preventive measures, which is the prime cause of the recurring deaths of firefighters, pressuring the authorities to step up safety measures.
정은애 소방노조 위원장은 소방청과 관련 부처는 예방 조치를 취하지 않았다고 지적했고, 이는 반복되는 소방관의 죽음의 주요 원인이기에 정부 당국이 안전 조치를 강화하도록 압박을 가했다.


Jeong mentioned the fire at the Coupang warehouse in Icheon in June of last year, as well as the massive blaze at a high-rise apartment in Ulsan and the latest incident in the Pyeongtaek warehouse, saying that they altogether cost the lives of five officers.
정은애 위원장은 지난 해 6월의 이천 쿠팡 물류창고에서의 화재뿐만 아니라 울산의 고층 아파트 대형 화재 그리고 가장 최근의 평택 창고를 언급하며 이러한 사건들이 총 5명의 목숨을 앗아갔다고 말했다.


The union also highlighted the need for a thorough investigation into the cause of the fire in Pyeongtaek and structural reforms that are needed to prevent future disasters.
소방노조는 평택 화재의 원인에 대한 철저한 조사와 향후 재앙을 예방하기 위해 필요한 구조적 개혁의 필요성 또한 강조했다.

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■ hold protest 시위를 벌이다
■ warehouse 창고
■ recurring 반복되는
■ step up 강화하다
■ altogether 총
■ highlight 강조하다

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