MBC abolished the weatherman system for the first time in 31 years, but...Oyoanna's family is furious

By Bit, Jung

Sep 16, 2025

MBC abolished the weatherman system for the first time in 31 years, but...Oyoanna's family is furious
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MBC decided to abolish the freelance weatherman system after 31 years and introduce a new weather climate expert system, and this decision coincided with the first cycle of the late Oyoanna weatherman, causing strong opposition from bereaved families and civic groups.

MBC said on the 15th that it will abolish the freelance weatherman system and establish a regular worker system 'weather climate experts' system' and that it will select professional personnel such as meteorological, climate, and environment-related majors, certificate holders, and those with more than five years of experience in related industries through public recruitment at the end of the year or early next year.

Existing freelance weather forecasters can also apply. Meteorological climate experts will be in charge of weather forecasting as well as reporting, appearance, and content production to deliver professional weather and climate information.




But this reorganization announcement is a good oneIt overlapped on Anna's first cycle. Oyoanna died last year after complaining of workplace harassment, and the Ministry of Employment and Labor said through special labor supervision there was bullying in MBCIt was concluded that ' but was not recognized as a worker under the Labor Standards Act due to his freelance status.

On this day, civic groups 'Ending Credit' and 'Workplace Gapjil119 held a memorial cultural festival in front of the MBC headquarters in Sangam, Mapo, Seoul, and paid tribute to the deceased. The participants laid flowers before the portrait and demanded MBC President Ahn Hyung-joon apologize to the public and change to a weatherman.

Chang Yeon-mi, the mother of the deceased, continued the hunger strike, saying, `MBC has written and abandoned her daughter because she is a non-regular worker.' `The anti-bullying law should be applied to all workers to prevent a second Oyo-Anna from occurring" he appealed.




The bereaved families and organizations criticized the system change as "a structure that denies the deceased's worker character and leads to dismissal immediately if they are eliminated from the competition for public employment".

On the other hand, MBC issued a statement on the same day, praying for the deceased's repose and offering a bored comfort to the bereaved family""If the agreement between the parties to the civil suit is reached, we will disclose the results of the investigation by the fact-finding committee."" We will strictly accept the results of the Ministry of Employment and Labor's special supervision of labor and do our best to prevent recurrence and improve the organizational culture," he added.





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