Gwangju City Councilor Lee Myung-no Proposes Amendment to High School Field Training Operation Ordinance

"Granting the Right to Suspend Work to Parties Involved and Ensuring Student Safety"

An ordinance ensuring the safety of on-site training students in the Gwangju area has been proposed.

Lee Myung-no, a member of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council, proposed the "Gwangju Metropolitan City High School On-Site Training Operation and Support Ordinance Amendment," which includes the right to stop work under Article 52 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act to guarantee the safety of on-site training students.

This ordinance includes general high schools that establish and operate departments aimed at nurturing talent in industrial fields as applicable targets, and contains provisions allowing students, who are the parties involved in on-site training, to refuse or stop the training.

▲ Addition of general high schools that establish and operate departments aimed at nurturing talent in industrial fields ▲ Students participating in on-site training can refuse, stop, or replace the training if there is a risk of industrial accidents or physical and mental harm, and if the on-site training company and the school principal are notified, regulations for necessary safety and health measures apply ▲ The superintendent of education will prepare measures to actively involve parents, community figures, and graduates in on-site training.

Councilor Lee said, “After seeing the public concern over the recent incident in the movie ‘Next Sohee,’ it is necessary to guarantee broader safety in actual workplaces by allowing on-site training students to refuse or stop work when instructed or required to perform tasks with a risk of industrial accidents.”

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