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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div align="" style=""><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> </span></p><div align="" style=""><p> </p><table _id="news_image" border="0" cellpaddin="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="border:1px solid #d2d2d2;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;"><tbody><tr><td><div style="margin:8px"><img src="http://asiantimes.kr/PEG/16759051929965.jpg" width="363" align="absmiddle"></div><div _id="news_caption" style="padding-left:8px;padding-right:8px;">▲김미행 기고가 (현 강남구 보건소 질병관리과 근무)</div></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></div><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">2020</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">년 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">1</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">월 어느 날</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">근무 중이던 유치원에서 휴원 등에 대한 논의를 시작으로 나의 코로나</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">19</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">는 시작되었다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">졸업과 입학 일정이 있는 그 해 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">2</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">월은 그간의 일상이 깨지는 시작이었고</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">그 긴장감은 매일 매일이 살얼음판이었다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">지금은 일상화 된 비대면 수업과 졸업식 등의 행사를 처음 실행해야 하는 어려움은 말로 표현하기 힘들 정도였다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">.</span></p></div><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">5</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">세부터 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">세 아이들의 교육기관이다보니 코로나</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">19 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">방역지침 준수는 엄중했다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">마스크 착용은 물론이고 실내와 등하원버스 소독</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">모든 구성원들의 손소독 등은 새로운 중요한 일과가 되었다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">.</span></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">8</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">월 말에 유치원을 사직하고 그 후 보건소 코로나</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">19 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">대응팀에서 근무하게 되었고 지금도 질병관리과소속으로 같은 업무를 하고 있다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">입사 후 코로나</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">19 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">확진자의 역학조사 업무에 투입되었고 어학 특기를 사용하여 외국인 확진자들의 역학조사를 많이 하게 되었다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">.</span></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">영어권 확진자 조사에서는 큰 어려움이 없었으나</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">그 외 국가에서 온 많은 외국인들 중에 특히 동남아에서 온 노동자들의 역학조사 시에는 일로서 힘든 부분도 있었지만 심적으로 힘들때도 많았다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">.</span></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">무비자 즉</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">관광비자로 입국하여 마사지업을 하는 곳에 파견되어 일하는 외국인들이 있다는 사실도 놀라웠고 이들의 생활현실이 열악해서 또 놀랐다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">언어 소통이 안 되는 조건에서 일하기 때문에 관리자인 한 사람에게 소속되어 일할 수밖에 없는 것이 가장 큰 어려움일거라 생각되었다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">또 인근 건설현장에서 일하는 남자 노동자들도 딱해 보이기는 마찬가지였다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">.</span></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">코로나</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">19 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">확진자에 대한 치료는 정부에서 모두 감당하기에 큰 문제가 되지 않았으나 그 기간 동안의 임금보장은 되지 않는 경우가 많았다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. </span></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">취약한 계층에 어려움이 가중되는 것을 직접 경험하게 되었다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: HY견명조; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">다양한 외국인 노동자들에 대한 처우문제가 코로나</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: HY견명조; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">19 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">검사 및 예방접종 실시 단계에서 사회문제로 대두되어 국민들에게 함께 살아가야 할 이웃들이 우리 주변에 있다는 사실을 상기시키는 시기이기도 했다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: HY견명조; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. </span></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background:#ffffff;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">이제 우리는 세계에서 온 다양한 이웃들과 함께 살아야 하는 시대에 살고 있다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: HY견명조; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">코로나</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: HY견명조; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">19 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">관련 업무를 하면서 더 확실하게 느끼게 된 사실은 이 이웃들에 대한 우리의 인식에 큰 변화가 필요하다는 것이다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: HY견명조; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. </span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;">  </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">더 이상 먼 이국에서 온 이국인들이 아닌 내 이웃의 일원으로 함께 일상을 나눠야 하는 이웃으로의 인식 전환이 꼭 필요하다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: HY견명조; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">* 김미행 / 현 </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">강남구 보건소 질병관리과 근무, </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">KOICA해외봉사단 3기/네팔</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>

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