Executive of Subcontractor Suspends Work at Height Amid Fallout from 'Hwajeong I-Park Accident'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Due to the collapse accident at Gwangju Hwajeong I-Park, an executive of a subcontractor, who was notified of contract termination at another apartment construction site, staged a high-altitude protest demanding payment settlement before Chuseok.

According to Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, and Bukbu Police Station on the 7th, Mr. A climbed a tower crane at an apartment construction site in Sinyong-dong, Buk-gu, urging the payment of labor costs and construction expenses.

Mr. A stayed on the worker's ladder installed on the tower crane at a height equivalent to the third floor from the ground from 6:40 a.m. to 1:25 p.m. that day, conducting a one-person protest.

The company where he serves as an executive is Gahyeon Construction Industry, which had been contracted for reinforced concrete work at the Hwajeong I-Park collapse accident site.

The construction company of the Sinyong-dong apartment construction site decided to terminate the contract with Gahyeon Construction Industry, which was in charge of the work, after unauthorized removal of props, poor quality and curing of concrete, and illegal subcontracting were pointed out as major causes of the Hwajeong I-Park collapse accident.

Mr. A has opposed the unilateral notice and has been demanding payment settlement with compensation characteristics from the construction company.

The construction company of the Sinyong-dong apartment construction site is a different company from HDC Hyundai Development Company, which constructed Hwajeong I-Park.

After the high-altitude protest on that day, a dramatic agreement on payment settlement was reached, and Mr. A ended the protest.

Mr. A is expected to face criminal charges for inspecting construction facilities without permission and obstructing work during the 6 hours and 45 minutes he stayed on the tower crane.

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