# Korea Professional Footballers' Association "Women's national team is treated poorly FIFPRO is also concerned"

[FIFPRO](https://www.totoblog.one) website focuses on improving the treatment of Korean women’s national team players

The Korea Professional Footballers' Association (hereinafter referred to as the Players' Association) has decided to cooperate with the International Football Players' Association (FIFPRO) to improve the poor treatment of players on the women's national soccer team[.](https://indexca.link/2024/04/klpga-tour-park-min-ji-i-hated-golf-but-now-i-want-to-play-until-im-40/)

The players' association said in a press release on the 17th, "FIFPRO expressed great concern about the working conditions of the Korean women's national team," and "We decided to discuss with FIFPRO the pending issues that emerged from a meeting held for women's national team players last April." revealed.

FIFPRO also introduced the contents of a meeting between the players' association and the Korean women's national team players on its website on the 15th[.](https://indexca.link/2024/04/ha-seong-kim-has-multiple-hits-for-two-days-with-a-2-rbi-winning-hit-batting-average-0-240/)

According to the Athletes' Association, players on the women's national team expressed concerns about receiving lower treatment than the men's national team or the men's U-23 national team at a meeting with Kim Hoon-ki, secretary-general of the Athletes' Association, last April.

Secretary-General Kim emphasized, "The women's national team is assigned regular tour buses instead of the premium buses that are given priority to the men's national team and the Olympic team. This is serious discrimination."

He added, "Female athletes have to go to empty training grounds that are not used by male athletes, so they experience a lot of inconvenience while traveling between the training ground and their accommodations[.](https://indexca.link/2024/04/shin-tae-yong-ahead-of-the-korean-war-it-will-be-difficult-but-i-will-remain-calm-and-do-my-best/) Even on overseas expeditions, female athletes travel to economy seats and there is a lack of interpreters and equipment."

In particular, Secretary-General Kim said, "We have sent an official letter to the Korea Football Association and asked them to work together to solve the problem and develop women's soccer," and added, "We also plan to cooperate with FIFPRO to improve the treatment of female players." [스포츠토토](https://www.sportstotomen.com)