Overview

• Lee ordered that every workplace fatality be reported directly to the presidential office as swiftly as possible.
• He called for a rapid reporting mechanism to supplement existing channels through the National Situation Room.
• The Labor Ministry must outline comprehensive prevention measures and follow-up actions by Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting.
• Lee condemned recent fatal accidents at POSCO E&C sites as tantamount to “murder through willful negligence.”
• He instructed officials to consider tougher penalties for violators, including license revocations, bidding bans and punitive damages.