(Interview with Committee Member Yun Suk-myung. TV Chosun, May 5, 2015) [News Show Pan] 'Despair of Future Generations' — The Government Employees Pension Reform Going Backward (Posted September 16, 2026)

(This is an evaluation of the agreement reached

between the ruling and opposition parties on May 1,

2015, regarding the overhaul

of the Government Employees Pension.)

[Anchor]
Criticism is emerging that the Government Employees Pension reform, which requires paying more and receiving less, succeeded in a temporary reduction by forcing sacrifices upon young civil servants. It is argued that because equity issues were not considered, the burden on future generations will increase significantly.

Reporter Byeon Jae-young reports.

[Report]
Yun Suk-myung, Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA), points out that it is difficult to find intergenerational equity in this Government Employees Pension reform. He states that the basic purpose of the reform has been lost.

Yun Suk-myung / Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA)
"Since the amount of pension received is being significantly reduced, I believe equity issues will emerge very strongly even within the same generation of civil servants,"

He is critical, arguing that the pension agreement between the ruling and opposition parties fell short of expectations because it took into account middle-aged civil servants who hold vested interests.

Yun Suk-myung / Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA)
"Because the reductions are being implemented over a long period, the pain burden ratio for previous generations of long-term employees drops significantly,"

There is also criticism that the domestic reality of rapidly progressing population aging was not reflected.

Yun Suk-myung / Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA)
"Considering the reality where population aging is progressing rapidly, the fertility rate is falling, and low growth is becoming entrenched, future generations have no choice but to endure a significant level of pain compared to previous generations."

Committee Member Yun stated that this agreement between the ruling and opposition parties is a failed reform that is highly likely to escalate into a generational war.

This has been Byeon Jae-young, TV Chosun.

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