Im Jongseong "5 out of 6 Special Workers Apply for Exclusion from Industrial Accident Insurance... Government Measures Needed"

Status of Industrial Accident Insurance Application and Exemption Requests as of May 2020 (Unit: Persons, %)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] It has been revealed that 5 out of 6 special-type workers (teukgo) apply for exclusion from industrial accident insurance coverage, thus not receiving industrial accident benefits.

According to data submitted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor to Lim Jong-seong, a member of the National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee from the Democratic Party of Korea, as of May this year, among 503,306 teukgo who meet the exclusivity requirement under the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act, 83.2% (418,546 people) applied for exclusion from industrial accident insurance coverage.

In other words, only 1 out of 6 teukgo receives industrial accident insurance benefits.

The application rate of industrial accident insurance for teukgo has shown a gradual increase from 9.95% in 2015 to 16.84% this year, but Assemblyman Lim pointed out that government-level measures are still necessary.

In particular, among caddies, 95.3% of 31,840 people, equivalent to 30,342, applied for exclusion from industrial accident insurance coverage. This concentration of exclusion applications in specific industries suggests that a thorough investigation is also needed.

Assemblyman Lim emphasized, "Since it is not uncommon for applications for exclusion from industrial accident insurance coverage to be made under the coercion of business operators, a thorough investigation of the reasons for application and government-level measures to increase the application rate of industrial accident insurance are necessary."

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