Calls are growing for fundamental measures to be implemented to prevent the recurrence of fatal industrial accidents at shipyards, as worker deaths have increased rapidly this year amid soaring shipbuilding orders in recent years, according to industry officials, Friday.
The number of work days lost due to strikes hit a 10-year low at 330,726 days this year, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced, Wednesday, attributing the achievement to the government’s adherence to laws and principles in its ongoing push for labor reform.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor, together with the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, invited 15 foreign workers who had returned to their home countries after working in Korea under the Employment Permit System (EPS). Five of them were awarded for representing successful cases based on their work experiences here, the ministry said, Wednesday.
Kim Min-ho, born in Cambodia and naturalized as a Korean citizen in 2020, works for a machinery producer, located in North Chungcheong Province, after graduating from Korea Polytechnics Dasom High School.
Reforming the labor sector means not only pursuing pro-business policies, but also promoting a worker-friendly environment, the labor minister said, refuting criticism from unions that the Yoon Suk Yeol administration has been leaning too heavily in favor of big businesses.