Gyeonggi Province Releases Disaster Report… On Sale at Kyobo Bookstore from September 1,
‘Please Interpret Even the Tears’ Kyobo Bookstore Poster. (Provided by Gyeonggi Province. Reproduction and DB Prohibited),
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, “(Suwon=News 1) Reporter Choi Dae-ho = Gyeonggi Province announced on the 26th that the comprehensive report on the battery plant (Aricell) fire accident, titled ‘Please Interpret Even the Tears,’ will be available for sale at local bookstores starting September 1.”,
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, “The province had previously published the comprehensive report on June 24, marking the first anniversary of the Hwaseong battery plant fire accident. The report details the incident’s events, causes, response, and policy shift processes. It is available for public viewing on the Gyeonggi Province e-book website and will be distributed free of charge to public institutions, libraries, and immigrant support organizations.”,
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, “Starting September 1, the report will be sold at four major Kyobo Bookstore locations in the metropolitan area (Gwanghwamun, Gangnam, Gwanggyo, and Incheon) and through online bookstores. Online pre-sales will begin on August 27 on Kyobo Bookstore’s online mall, YES24, and Aladin.”,
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, “The book is divided into ‘Part 1: Gyeonggi Province’s Response’ and ‘Part 2: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on the Gyeonggi Battery Plant Fire Investigation and Recovery.'”,
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, “Part 1 follows Gyeonggi Province’s actions and decisions from immediately after the accident to systematized responses. It reconstructs the situation based on initial reports, eyewitness accounts, and CCTV footage, detailing the fire suppression and rescue activities of the Fire and Disaster Headquarters chronologically.”,
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, “It includes the collective opinion of Gyeonggi Province’s joint investigation team on the fire’s cause, the operation of the Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters, the decision-making process for emergency living expenses by a local government for the first time, and support contents for bereaved families in accommodation, meals, medical, psychological, translation, and legal aspects.”,
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, “Part 2 presents the findings of the advisory committee, composed of sociologists, legal experts, and labor specialists, who identify the incident not as an ‘inevitable tragedy’ but as a ‘structural disaster.'”,
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, “It analyzes the structural issues of the Aricell plant that led to the disaster and delves into occupational safety issues faced by migrant workers, referred to as ‘outsourcing and outsourcing of risk.’ The report also includes Gyeonggi Province’s ongoing efforts, such as establishing a new Immigration Policy Bureau and improving industrial safety systems.”,
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, “Lee Jong-don, Director of Safety Management in Gyeonggi Province, stated, ‘Please Interpret Even the Tears’ is not merely an accident report but a record of self-reflection on what Gyeonggi Province has reconsidered and how it has transformed over the past year. We created the book with the hope that such incidents will not recur.”