Change of firefighters' status to central gov't public servants

Firefighters check firefighting equipment at a fire station in Seoul on April 1, 2020.
Firefighters check firefighting equipment at a fire station in Seoul on April 1, 2020.
A resident harvests edible shoots of angelica trees, known as "dureup" in Korean, in Hamyang, South Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on April 1, 2020, in this photo released by the Ha
A teacher at a girls' high school on South Korea's southern Jeju Island demonstrates an online class on April 1, 2020, as the country will start the new school year in stages from April 9, beginnin
South Korean Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki (C) attends a video conference of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors to discuss ways to cope with the pandemic at the government comp
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon (R) and Kong Young-woon, president for strategic planning of Hyundai Motor Co., pose for a photo after signing a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the supply o
Election officials take an oath for a fair election at a polling station set up at the South Korean Embassy in Beijing on April 1, 2020, as a six-day voting period for Koreans residing abroad for t
Teachers prepare online classes at Seoul Girls' High School in the capital city on March 31, 2020.
A farmer operates a machine to lay rows of plastic sheets down on trenches for planting pepper seedlings in a field in Yeongyang, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on March 31, 2
Teacher Kim Hyun-soo conducts a pilot online class with his students at a classroom of Yeongpoong Elementary School in Seoul on March 30, 2020, in preparation for another possible delay of the alre
This photo shows just-printed ballots for proportional representation voting in the upcoming general elections at a printing house in Seoul on March 30, 2020.