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Fri, March 24, 2023 | 11:48
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Korea's space projects overshadowed by researchers' poor working conditions
한국 우주사업, 연구원의 열악한 노동환경에 그늘져
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Researchers at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) watch the launch of the Nuri space rocket at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, on a screen in the control room in KARI's headquarters in Daejeon, June 21. Courtesy of KARI
Researchers at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) watch the launch of the Nuri space rocket at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, on a screen in the control room in KARI's headquarters in Daejeon, June 21. Courtesy of KARI

By Park Jae-hyuk


Uncertainty has been growing surrounding Korea's mission to become a powerhouse in the space industry, as researchers of a staterun space research institute have begun to cry foul over their labor conditions, threatening to leave for better opportunities in the private sector.
국립 우주연구소의 연구원들이 노동 조건을 탓하며 민간 부문으로 더 나은 기회를 찾아 떠나겠다고 위협하면서 우주 산업 강국이 되겠다는 한국의 비전을 둘러싼 불확실성이 커지고 있다.


Despite the recent success in launching a domestically developed space rocket, unionized researchers at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said that they have been paid lower wages than their peers at other public research institutions.
최근 국산 로켓 발사 성공에도 불구하고 한국항공우주연구원(이하 KARI) 노동조합 연구원들은 다른 공공 연구기관에 비해 낮은 임금을 받고 있다고 밝혔다.


According to the Ministry of Science and ICT, a new KARI employee received around 38.5 million won ($30,000) in annual salary last year, while a new employee of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute was paid 53 million won.
과학기술정보통신부에 따르면 지난해 KARI 신입사원 연봉은 약 3850만원(3만 달러)이었던 반면 한국원자력연구원 신입사원은 5300만원이었다.


KARI researchers also expressed concerns about the possible relocation of their workplace from Daejeon to more remote regions, such as Sacheon in South Gyeongsang Province or Goheung in South Jeolla Province. Some of them complained about insufficient reimbursement of their business travel expenses.
또한, KARI 연구원들은 대전에서 경남 사천이나 전남 고흥과 같은 더 외딴 지역으로의 직장 이전 가능성에 대해 우려를 표명했다. 이들 중 일부는 출장 경비 상환이 불충분하다고 불평했다.


"Researchers in the field have been praised by the public for their achievements, but they are agonizing about whether to leave or stay," the KARI union said in a statement earlier this week.
KARI 노조는 이번 주 초 성명을 내고 "현장 연구원들은 업적에 대해 대중의 찬사를 받았지만 (KARI를) 떠날까 남을까 고민하고 있다"고 말했다.


The statement was issued a week after the Nuri launch vehicle placed a 1.3-ton dummy satellite and a 162.5-kilogram performance verification satellite into a low orbit of 700 kilometers above the earth last Tuesday.
해당 성명은 6월 21일 누리호가 지구 상공 700㎞ 저궤도에 1.3톤 규모의 더미위성과 162.5kg 규모의 성능검증위성을 발사하고 일주일만에 나왔다.


Starting from Wednesday, the performance verification satellite also began to release four small cube satellites in a row to conduct various scientific projects, such as the observation of fine dust and geographical features.
6월 29일부터 성능검증위성도 소형 큐브위성 4개를 연달아 발사해 미세먼지와 지리학적 특징 관찰 등 다양한 과학사업을 펼치고 있다.

KEY WORDS
■ powerhouse 유력 집단
■ staterun 국영의
■ cry foul 부당하다고 외치다
■ unionize 노동조합을 결성하다, 노동조합에 가입하다
■ reimbursement 상환, 배상
■ agonize 고민하다, 고뇌하다
■ issue 발표[공표]하다
■ in a row 연이어

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