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enactment of the Severe Accident Corporate Punishment Act has passed the subcommittee on the law of the National Assembly Judiciary Committee and is set to be processed by the plenary session tomorrow (8th).

In the event of an industrial accident death, the key to imprisonment for the business owner or management manager for at least one year or fines of less than 1 billion won is the key. Companies with less than 5 employees are excluded, and companies with less than 50 employees are suspended for 3 years.



The labor world strongly opposes the bill, saying that it is a regression from the original government bill. Reporter Hyung-woo Jeon listened to the voices of the family members of industrial accidents and analyzed the effectiveness of this bill through representative industrial accidents.



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late Kim Yong-gyun died by being caught on a conveyor belt at a power plant. His mother, Mi-sook Kim, has been fasting for the 28th day, urging him to pass the Severe Accident Corporate Penalty Act.



The more we debate, the harder the body and mind get with the retreating bill.



[The late Kim Yong-gyun (24) mother: I'm really miserable because I'm on the way to retreat a lot more than the government plans.]



I heard a picket at the National Assembly meeting and screamed for legislation, but now it's hard to even take care of myself.



Lee Yong-gwan, who started fasting together, says that the effectiveness of the law comes first.



[Lee Hanbit (27) Father: It is important that the (bill) be processed, but more importantly, the law should be effective.

If the nucleus is lost or the core issues are lost, or if you do this...] The



bereaved families are demanding the passage of the original plan, including immediately including workplaces with less than 5 employees.



The father of the



late Kim

Jae-soon, who died at the age of 26 after being stuck in a shredder,

[the late Kim Jae-soon (26) father: (after the death)] Less than six years ago, Jae-soon died so terribly.

At the workplace where it happened, (accident) keeps happening repeatedly.]



Tae-gyu Kim's older sister, who died after crashing at the construction site,



and Tae-gyu Kim (26), older sister: We are not subject to the (Severe Accident Act) retroactively.

I ask you not to kill people while weighing money anymore.]



I have no doubts whether this law can change the situation where an average of 6 workers per day die from industrial accidents.



Assuming that the law is made according to the agreement, we looked at how it will be applied to representative industrial accidents.



An accident in which a worker was killed by being caught in a shredder at a recycling company in Gwangju occurred at workplaces with less than 50 people, and the employer will not be applied for the next three years.



Smaller businesses with fewer than five people are completely out of the law.



Of all businesses, these small businesses are close to 80%, and 22% of all fatalities occur there, in fact, they are in the blind spot.



How about the accident at Guui Station, who died while repairing the screen door alone, or the late Kim Yong-gyun at the thermal power plant.



The agreed legislation required either the CEO or the safety director to be held accountable.



There is a high possibility that only the safety officer instead of the corporate representative will be punished even though the two people have violated the safety rules.



In 2016, a cell phone parts manufacturer was addicted to methanol and became blind.



It is difficult to apply this law, which regulates only 5 or more as occupational diseases because there were only 2 people each in 3 factories.



In the process of discussion, when the complaints from various places, including the economic department and the business



community

, were

covered

, there were rags, the murder aid, and backlash came out.

[Park Da-hye / Lawyer of the Metals Union Court: Since there is a reduced concept of a major disaster, we Among the disasters that were angry and sad together, I think I need to find out how many cases this law can be applied to.]



On the other hand, management is still concerned that it is an excessive law.



[Lim Woo-taek/Head of Safety and Health Headquarters of the Federation of Korean Business Owners: Due to ambiguous mandatory regulations, the most serious problem is that the employer cannot avoid excessive punishment no matter how hard he tries.] The



serious disaster corporate punishment law, which is not welcomed by either party, has been controversial even after enactment. It is expected to continue.



(Video coverage: Park Dae-young, Video editing: Park Ki-deok, VJ: Jung Min-gu)