돌봄 인력난, 외국인이 메울 수 있을까

<p>진행자: 홍유, Tannith Kriel</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Who will care for Korea&#39;s elderly? Foreign workers enter troubled market</strong></p><p>기사 요약: 한국이 요양보호 인력 부족에 대비해 외국인 유학생을 요양보호사로 양성하는 정책을 시작했지만, 전문가들은 근본적인 처우 개선 없이는 외국인 인력 유입만으로 문제를 해결하기 어렵다고 지적했다.</p><p><br></p><p>[1] South Korea’s rapidly aging population has created an issue that is at once demographic and deeply personal: Who will care for the growing number of older people?</p><p>at once A and B: 동시에 A 이면서 B</p><p>deeply personal: 지극히 사적인, 나와 직결된</p><p><br></p><p>[2] The arithmetic appears daunting. Korea is projected to face a shortfall of roughly 116,000 eldercare workers by 2028, according to government data. The Health Ministry estimates the country will need 990,000 additional caregivers by 2043.</p><p>arithmetic: 셈, 계산</p><p>daunting: 기가 질리는, 엄두가 안나는</p><p>caregiver: 돌봄 종사자</p><p><br></p><p>[3] Nearly 2.3 million people have obtained caregiver qualifications but are not working in the field, according to the care workers’ union affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.</p><p>work in the field: 현업에 종사하다</p><p>affiliated with: ~에 소속된, ~에 연계된</p><p><br></p><p>[4] That has led workers and labor experts to question whether Korea simply lacks people capable of providing care — or whether it lacks care jobs attractive enough for people to enter and remain in.</p><p>lead someone to question: ~로 하여금 의문을 품게 하다</p><p><br></p><p>[5] As policymakers search for ways to expand the care workforce, one increasingly prominent part of their strategy is to open new pathways for foreign residents and international students.</p><p>open (new) pathways for: ~에게 길을 열어주다</p><p><br></p><p>기사원문: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10840478</p><p></p>