Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon speaks during a meeting at Government Complex Sejong, June 4. Courtesy of Ministry of Employment and Labor
The Ministry of Employment and Labor has announced sweeping inspections of POSCO E&C after a series of fatal industrial accidents at the company’s construction sites, including the recent death of a subcontracted worker at the Sinansan Line subway project in Seoul.
According to officials on Thursday, Minister Kim Young-hoon, who is currently attending the International Labour Organization’s conference in Geneva, was briefed on the latest incident and immediately ordered inspections of POSCO E&C’s headquarters and all its construction sites nationwide.
The move follows an accident at a Sinansan Line construction site on Tuesday, in which a 35-year-old subcontracted worker fell about 15 meters to his death while carrying out work to widen an opening for cable tray installation.
According to the ministry, one worker died in industrial accidents at the company's construction sites in 2023, three in 2024 and five last year.
