To Protect Foreign Workers... Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Human Resources Development Service of Korea, and Embassies of 16 Countries in Korea Sign MOU

Officials from the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, and representatives from 16 major countries are taking a group commemorative photo after signing the agreement.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Duyul] The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) signed an agreement on the 29th at the Grand Mercure Hotel in Changwon with the Human Resources Development Service of Korea and ambassadors from 16 countries to prevent industrial accidents among foreign workers.

Since COVID-19, due to labor shortages in manufacturing industries such as shipbuilding, it is expected that more than 80,000 foreign workers will enter the country this year.

Accordingly, KOSHA will promote joint efforts to prevent industrial accidents among foreign workers caused by differences in language, culture, and working environments.

The agreement involves ambassadors from 16 major countries participating in international cooperation to prevent fatal accidents among foreign workers working in domestic industrial sites.

KOSHA plans to develop safety and health education programs for workers from the 16 countries and train local safety and health professional instructors in each country.

The Human Resources Development Service of Korea will support workers from the 16 sending countries to take educational programs conducted by locally trained instructors before entering the country and encourage active use of safety and health education content provided by KOSHA.

In the 16 countries, safety and health education supported by the two agencies before departure will be actively utilized to protect their workers, and customized administrative support for efficient education is expected to be provided.

Additionally, online and offline promotions involving popular YouTubers or celebrities from each country will be promoted to raise awareness of safety and health.

Jongju Ahn, Director of KOSHA, said, “As the number of foreign workers increases, global cooperation for industrial accident prevention has become more important,” and added, “We hope that efforts to prevent accidents using the resources and infrastructure of our two agencies and each country will contribute to reducing industrial accidents.”

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