An 80-Year-Old Farm Owner Exploited Labor of Intellectually Disabled Person for 34 Years, Booked Without Detention

Mr. A accused of labor exploitation by paying only 34 million won out of over 280 million won in wages

An octogenarian farm owner was arrested by the police on charges of exploiting a person with severe intellectual disabilities in their 60s by making them work on the farm for 34 years. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] An octogenarian farm owner was arrested by the police on charges of exploiting a person with severe intellectual disabilities in their 60s by making them work on the farm for 34 years.

On the 27th, Hadong Police Station in Gyeongnam announced that they have booked Mr. A, in his 80s, without detention on charges of quasi-repeated fraud and failure to properly pay wages after making a person with severe intellectual disabilities work for 34 years, and are currently investigating him.

It is known that Mr. A lured Mr. B, who has an intellectual disability, to his farm around late 1987 and made him work more than 7 hours daily on farming, pigsty management, persimmon harvesting, and other tasks until July of this year.

During this period, Mr. A is accused of exploiting labor by paying only about 34 million won out of approximately 280 million won in wages over 34 years.

This fact came to light when Mr. B ran away from the farm on July 14. At that time, Mr. B was found in a nearby village, and while investigating the reasons for his runaway, the police suspected labor exploitation and launched an investigation that uncovered the truth.

It was found that Mr. B lacked the cognitive ability to recognize the labor exploitation. The police are conducting a non-detained investigation as Mr. A admitted to the labor exploitation.

Meanwhile, the police, the Hadong area disability association, and Hadong County Office are discussing support measures for the victim.

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