In recent years, as the marriage rate in South Korea continues to decline, private companies such as Korea Telecom giant LG U+ have begun to pay “non-wedding allowances” to unmarried employees one after another. Recently, the trade union of the Korea Small and Medium Business Bank, one of Korea's top three state-owned banks, also put “non-wedding money” on the agenda. The move has sparked a great deal of controversy within South Korea. Proponents believe that, like marriage and childbearing, non-marriage (unmarriage) should be a respected personal choice; opponents believe that South Korea, as one of the countries with the lowest fertility rate in the world, will further encourage young people not to get married, so it is not desirable.