https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/06/119_377159.html
Mental illness tops work-related diseases among civil servants
Mental illness has emerged as the most prevalent work-related disease category Korean civil servants suffer, the Ministry of Personnel Management said Friday, attributing the findings to excessive workloads and malicious complaints from the public.
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Mental illness has emerged as the most prevalent work-related disease category Korean civil servants suffer, the Ministry of Personnel Management said Friday, attributing the findings to excessive workloads and malicious complaints from the public.
top 1위이다, 최고이다
mental illness = mental desease = psychopathy = desease of the mind 정신 질환, 정신 이상, 정신병
civil servant = public servant = government official = government worker = public official = cival-service employee 공무원
prevalent = common = widespread = pervasive = omnipresent = ubiquiteous = permeated 널리 퍼진, 흔한, 일반적인
suffer work-related deases 업무관련 질환에 시달리다
excessive workloads 과로, 과도한 업무
malicious = malevolent = spiteful = wicked = evil-minded = baleful = antagonistic = hostile 적대적인, 악의가 있는, 악의적인
complaint = grievance = discontentment = discontent = dissatisfacation = disaffection = disquiet = grumble = muttering = grumbling 불만, 불평, 궁시렁거림, 불평불만
According to the ministry's survey, 274 cases of mental illnesses were reported in 2022, surpassing other ailments such as musculoskeletal disorders, which stood at 226, and cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases at 111.
illness = desease = ailment = disorder = sickness = affliction 질병, 질환, 아픔, 병
musculoskeletal disorders 근골력근 질환
cerebrovascular disease 뇌혈관 질환
cardiovascular disease 심혈관 질환
stand at = arrive at = run into = reach = add up to = sum up to = total up to = amount to ~에 달하다, ~에 이르다
The data highlighted a stark contrast in the incidence rates of mental illness between civil servants and industrial workers. When comparing the number of mental illness cases per 10,000 individuals, the rate for civil servants stood at 2.14 percent, approximately 11 times higher than the 0.19 percent observed in industrial sectors.
highlight = emphasize = underscore = underline = stress = accentuate 강조하다
a stark contrast in ~와는 극명한 대조
incidence rate 발생률, 발생 빈도
industrial workers 산업 노동자
approximately = roughly = about = almost = in the neighborhood of = in the order of = of the order of = circa = c. = just about = round about = round 대략, 대략적으로
The ministry said such differences are related to factors such as high job pressure due to excessive workloads, an increase in malicious complaints, a rigid organizational culture and workplace bullying.
high job pressure 스트레스가 많은 직장, 높은 업무 압박
excessive workloads 과로, 과도한 업무
excessive = outrageous = over the top = exorbitant = whopping 과한, 과도한
rigid organizational culture 엄격한 조직 문화
rigid = rigorous = stringent = inflexible = hard = non-flexible 엄격한, 비유연한
workplace bullying 직장내 괴롭힘
In response to these findings, the ministry announced plans to shift its focus from post-accident compensation to proactive prevention strategies. It is also pushing to draw up a comprehensive government-wide disaster prevention plan to better protect civil servants.
in response to ~에 대한 반응으로, ~에 대한 대응으로
announce = pronounce = declare = issue = inform = impart = notify 알리다, 선언하다
post-accident compensation 사고후 보상
proactive 상황을 앞서서 주도하는, 사전대책을 강구하는
preventive 예방적인
preemptive 선제의, 선수를 치는
prevention strategies 예방 전략
draw up = bring up = come up with = devise = map out = work out = think of 제안하다, 고안하다, 생각해내다
comprehensive plan 종합 계획
"We will come up with substantial countermeasures for the health and safety of civil servants based on compensation statistics," a ministry official said.
come up with = draw up = bring up = devise = map out = work out = think of 제안하다, 고안하다, 생각해내다
substantial = viable = feasible = workable = practical = pragmatic = realistic = effective 실질적인, 현실직인, 상당한
compensation = recompense 보상, 보상
reimbursement 갚음, 변제, 상환, 배상
indemnification 배상금, 보상물, 보증, 보장; 면책; 배상, 보상
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