Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service Launches One-Month Intensive Promotion of Employment and Industrial Accident Insurance to "Eliminate Blind Spots"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL) will operate a focused promotional period for employment and industrial accident insurance from the 5th of this month to the 4th of next month, aiming to eliminate blind spots in social insurance coverage.

During this period, the Service plans to encourage enrollment of uninsured workplaces by informing the public about the necessity and benefits of employment and industrial accident insurance through non-face-to-face media such as broadcasting and online platforms.

Amid increasing damage in industrial sites due to the economic downturn caused by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), small-scale workplaces, daily workers, and part-time employees who are not enrolled in employment and industrial accident insurance suffer double hardships as they cannot receive social insurance benefits including employment retention support funds and unemployment benefits.

All workplaces employing even one worker are required to enroll in employment and industrial accident insurance within 14 days from the initial employment date. Even sole proprietors with one employee can be protected from the risks of business closure and industrial accidents by enrolling in employment and industrial accident insurance.

The Service supports employers' contributions to social insurance premiums through programs such as the Durunuri Project and agreements with local governments.

Applications for employment and industrial accident insurance enrollment and Durunuri social insurance premium support can be submitted electronically via the Employment and Industrial Accident Insurance Total Service or by mail, fax, or in writing to the regional headquarters and branches of the Service in the workplace's jurisdiction. Detailed guidance is available by contacting the Service's call center.

Kang Soon-hee, Director of the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, stated, "As a labor welfare hub, we will fulfill our support role in the phased expansion of national employment insurance while continuously identifying workplaces that are subject to employment and industrial accident insurance but have not enrolled, thereby eliminating blind spots."

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