Enhanced Focus on Overdue Payments in Construction, Food & Accommodation, and ICT Sectors
Direct On-site Supervision by Local Chiefs in Case of Large-scale Overdue Payments,
Construction site. News1 DB ⓒ News1 Reporter Kwon Hyun-jin,
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, ‘In response to a significant increase in overdue wage amounts in Changwon, Haman, Uiryung, and Changnyeong regions in the first half of this year compared to last year, labor authorities have decided to intensify efforts to resolve overdue wage issues.’,
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, ‘According to the Changwon Regional Labor Office under the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 27th, the amount of overdue wages in Changwon, Haman, Uiryung, and Changnyeong for the first half of this year increased by 34.9% to 22 billion won from last year’s 16.3 billion won during the same period.’,
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, ‘Changwon Regional Labor Office decided to operate a focused supervision period for the prevention and resolution of overdue payments until September 13, considering the increasing trend of overdue wages.’,
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, ‘Labor authorities plan to increase on-site prevention activities in vulnerable sectors such as construction, food & accommodation, and ICT, where overdue wage issues have been concentrated recently, and enhance support for the livelihood of workers affected by overdue payments.’,
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, ‘By providing guidance on overdue payment prevention through self-checks and encouraging self-resolution within associations or workplaces in vulnerable sectors, Changwon Regional Labor Office’s 114 labor inspectors will conduct inspections for overdue payments at all businesses within their jurisdiction before Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day).’,
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, ‘If overdue payments are confirmed during workplace inspections, they will be guided to resolve the overdue payments before Chuseok, along with corrective orders.’,
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, ‘In cases of high overdue amounts or when there are multiple affected workers, and in cases where labor disputes arise due to overdue payments, the local chief will directly visit the site to supervise the resolution.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, a task force for overdue resolution will be organized to provide on-site guidance and support for large-scale overdue wage issues when they arise, ensuring the rights of the affected individuals.’,
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, ‘In cases where overdue payments occur due to management difficulties, support will be provided to the affected employers for voluntary resolution through the overdue employer loan system. The processing period for claims for immediate payments during the focused supervision period will be shortened from 14 days to 7 days.’,
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, ‘Yang Young-bong, director of the Changwon Regional Labor Office, stated, “We will prevent overdue payments by conducting workplace inspections and operating a dedicated reporting center for overdue payments,” and added, “We will actively work to resolve existing overdue payments before Chuseok.”.\n’]