Gyeonggi-do Conducts Comprehensive Inspection of Wage Arrears at Railway Construction Sites Ahead of Seollal

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province will conduct a comprehensive inspection of railway construction sites from the 25th to the 31st of this month ahead of the Lunar New Year.

The inspection targets include four sites of the Byeollae Line project (construction zones 3, 4, 5, and 6) directly managed by Gyeonggi Province, and three sites of the Dobongsan~Okjeong Line project (construction zones 1, 2, and 3).

Gyeonggi Province has formed seven joint inspection teams for this purpose.

The inspection teams will focus on safety management, especially for fire-prone facilities and heavy snowfall that may occur during the holiday period. In particular, safety inspections of facilities will be conducted to prevent traffic inconveniences around construction sites due to increased traffic volume.

Minor issues found during the inspection will be immediately corrected, and matters requiring mid- to long-term review will receive emergency measures according to urgency, followed by submission of a safety management plan, with continuous monitoring until the issues are resolved.

Additionally, Gyeonggi Province plans to verify whether subcontractor payments, construction equipment rental fees, and construction workers' wages have been paid on time before the holiday to help alleviate the economic difficulties of vulnerable laborers.

Ko Bung-ro, Director of Railway Construction at Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Through proactive and thorough prevention and inspection, we will ensure that construction workers at railway construction sites have a safe and comfortable Lunar New Year, and that residents living near construction sites and those visiting their hometowns do not experience any traffic inconveniences."

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