Cheong Wa Dae: "Moon Administration's 'Industrial Accident' Achievements Disappointing... Hope Next Government Continues the Task"

Due to stagnant air conditions, the concentration of ultrafine dust reached a 'bad' level on the 26th, causing the Blue House in Seoul to appear hazy. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Park Soo-hyun, Senior Secretary for Public Communication at the Blue House, expressed regret over the Moon Jae-in administration's achievements regarding 'industrial accidents' and hoped that this issue would continue as a task for the next government on the 13th.

Park said on his Facebook in a post titled 'The President's Story Not in the Briefing,' "'Industrial accidents' is a representative topic that, despite the Moon Jae-in administration's efforts, did not meet its goals as much as the efforts made, and thus remains a significant task for the next government," he said.

Park emphasized that one of the major regrets left in President Moon's heart, who sought to practice the philosophy and slogan of 'People First,' was industrial accidents, and that President Moon paid attention to and made efforts to reduce industrial accidents during his tenure. Park said, "(President Moon) issued as many as 23 directives in various meetings over just about a year from early 2021 to early 2022," adding, "This shows how passionate he was about creating a country safe from industrial accidents."

Park stated, "Although the promise made in the 2018 New Year's address to 'halve industrial accident deaths by 2022' was not fulfilled, it can be evaluated that some progress has begun to show." He emphasized, "Compared to 969 deaths (0.53) in 2016 before the administration took office, the number of deaths in 2021 dropped to 828 (0.43), marking the lowest ever recorded, and the fatality rate also decreased by 0.1, showing initial achievements."

He continued, "The above achievements and limitations should be carried on as tasks for the next government," adding, "Although the government is changing with different policies, the reduction of industrial accident deaths for the life and safety of the people must continue as a single goal."

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