Lee Jae-myung: "Must Prove the Reason for 180 Seats with the Passage of the Serious Accident Corporate Punishment Act"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, strongly insisted that the Serious Accidents Punishment Act must be passed one day before the end of the regular National Assembly session.

On the morning of the 8th, Governor Lee stated on Facebook, “We must pass the Serious Accidents Punishment Act to prove that the solemn judgment of the people was correct.”

He said, “Forty years ago, as a child laborer, Lee Jae-myung’s arm was bent after being pressed by a press machine, and his sense of smell was paralyzed after inhaling chemical substances, but he survived without dying. Even in 2020, forty years later, a society where life and death depend on luck is not a normal society.”

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He added, “Every year, 2,400 people die while working. On average, six people die every day,” and urged the passage of the bill, saying, “As writer Kim Hoon said, people fall every day like fallen leaves, hitting the ground and being crushed.”

Governor Lee emphasized, “The history of South Korea, which has succeeded in both industrialization and democratization, is the pride of our citizens, and the passage of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act is a milestone reaffirming that pride,” and said, “Since both ruling and opposition parties have no disagreement on the purpose of the bill, please prove the reason for the existence of the 180 seats solemnly chosen by the people by passing the bill.”

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