Lee urges stronger safety measures to root out fatal industrial accidents

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for stronger workplace safety measures to prevent fatal industrial accidents and tougher punishments against violators. Lee made the remarks during a Cabinet meeting that was aired live, following the fifth fatal workplace accident this year at a construction site operated by POSCO E&C Co, a subsidiary of steelmaker POSCO. A worker in his 60s was killed Monday after being caught in a drilling machine at the company's construction site in Uiryeong County, about 357 kilometers south of Seoul. "When fatal accidents occur in the same way, it ultimately amounts to condoning these deaths," he said. "To put it bluntly, in legal terms, it could be considered murder through willful negligence." Lee said the repeated accidents reflect an attitude that such deaths are inevitable, calling the situation "truly heartbreaking." "These are accidents that could have been fully anticipated, yet no preventive measures were taken," Lee said, adding that he could consider visiting a POSCO E&C site in person. On Friday, Lee visited a bread factory of SPC Samlip Co., wheWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times