Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service Operates On-Site Support Team for Industrial Accident Compensation in Icheon Fire Incident

Kang Soon-hee, President of the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, visited the Pan-Government On-Site Recovery Support Team set up at Icheon City Hall on the 3rd to discuss measures with Lee Jae-gap, Minister of Employment and Labor, the Mayor of Icheon, and other officials.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service is providing on-site support for prompt industrial accident compensation related to the logistics warehouse fire disaster in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province.

By the 5th, the Service has dispatched on-site support teams to the bereaved families' waiting room (Moga Gymnasium), the joint memorial altar (Seohui Youth Center), and the Icheon City Hall situation room to assist with consultations for compensation and funeral expenses, as well as support for the treatment of the injured.

Additionally, they are cooperating with requests for data from related organizations regarding whether the on-site construction company is enrolled in industrial accident insurance and the compensation procedures.

Kang Soon-hee, Director of the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, visited the joint memorial altar on the 3rd to offer condolences and encouraged the on-site support team.

Director Kang stated, "I express my deep condolences and regrets to the victims and families of the Icheon fire accident," adding, "We will promptly guide the bereaved families through the industrial accident compensation procedures and ensure thorough treatment for the injured."

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