"Exploited for 10 Years and Withheld 96 Million Won in Wages"... Sinan Salt Farm Owner Detained
Forced a Victim with Intellectual Disabilities to Work Since 2014
The owner of a salt farm who exploited the labor of a person with intellectual disabilities and failed to pay wages has been detained by prosecutors.
The Criminal Division 2 of the Mokpo Branch of the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office (headed by Chief Prosecutor Hwang Youngseop) announced on the 10th that it had detained Mr. A (59), the salt farm owner, on charges of quasi-fraud, violating the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities, and violating the Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities and Remedies for Their Rights.
Mr. A is accused of making Mr. B (65), a person with intellectual disabilities, work at his salt farm in Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, from April 2014 to August of last year, and failing to pay approximately 96 million won in wages.
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This abuse suffered by Mr. B was uncovered through a comprehensive investigation into salt farm labor conditions in 2023. The prosecution explained that, because the statute of limitations for Mr. A's violation of the Labor Standards Act was about to expire, they separated this charge and prosecuted it first. It is reported that Mr. A was sentenced to a fine of 3 million won with a one-year suspended sentence in this case.
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