Ministry of Employment and Labor-Safety and Health Agency Provide 3.65 Million Masks to COVID-Vulnerable Workplaces

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency announced on the 2nd that they will provide 3.65 million masks to workplaces vulnerable to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The detailed mask support targets and quantities are as follows: ▲230,000 masks for small and medium-sized call centers where recent cluster infections occurred ▲690,000 masks for delivery riders and taxi and bus drivers ▲1.2 million masks for workers in small-scale manufacturing vulnerable to respiratory diseases ▲200,000 masks for foreign ship crew members ▲160,000 masks for workplaces employing foreign workers ▲Additionally, masks will be provided to small-scale workplaces vulnerable to COVID-19 through the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency and Worker Health Centers.

Furthermore, for large call centers not included in this support, there is a plan to supply 1.55 million public masks at manufacturing cost. The agency will collect mask demand from call center operators employing 300 or more regular workers and proceed with purchasing on their behalf.

Park Young-man, Director of the Industrial Accident Prevention and Compensation Policy Bureau, stated, "We hope that the masks provided this time will help prevent infections among workers in small-scale workplaces and high-risk industries."

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