Minju: "Financial Supervisory Service Chief, Directly Explain Why the Death of Subcontracted Worker Was Hidden for Over a Month"

Lee Kyung, Senior Deputy Spokesperson's Comment
"Shifting Responsibility to the Service Company... No Apology to the Bereaved Families"

The Democratic Party of Korea demanded an explanation from Lee Bok-hyun, the head of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), regarding the delayed revelation that a subcontracted worker died in the FSS building.

Lee Kyung, the full-time deputy spokesperson, stated in a commentary on the 4th, "A worker who was disinfecting and sanitizing in the FSS building died inside the office, but the FSS concealed this fact for over a month," adding, "Director Lee must directly answer why the worker's death was hidden for more than a month."

He claimed, "The FSS has said it is the responsibility of the subcontracting company and has not offered a single apology to the bereaved family so far, and when asked to review the CCTV footage, they only said they would 'check it out.'"

He continued, "The FSS, as the primary contractor, issued visitor passes to the worker who commuted to and from work, but now they want to shirk responsibility by blaming the subcontractor. Are they going to wash their hands of this?"

He added, "'A safe and healthy working environment' is a universal and fundamental right that all workers should enjoy, guaranteed by UN human rights treaties and international labor standards," emphasizing, "Government agencies must take the lead in implementing international labor standards."

He said, "Since the FSS is shifting responsibility solely onto the subcontracting company, who can subcontracted workers rely on for safety and health protection?" and warned, "Responsibility should not be placed only on the subcontracted service company."

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