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| ▲ In addition, the representative of the Democratic Party, Lee Nak-yeon, and the representative of the hospital, Kim Tae-nyeon, are arguing in the main assembly hall of the National Assembly on the 9th. | |
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Lee Nak-yeon, along with the Chairman of the Democratic Party, Kim Yong-gyun, announced on the 10th that “we will enact a law to prevent major disasters and strengthen their responsibilities as soon as possible” on the 10th, celebrating the second anniversary of the late Kim. Yong-gyun. House Representative Kim Tae-nyeon also said, “The Democratic Party clearly states that it will enact the Severe Disaster Act as soon as possible.”
The Democratic Party leadership stepped forward and re-emphasized the enactment of the ‘Major Accident Trade Sanctions Act’. However, there were no apologies or expressions of regret for failing to fulfill the promise to enact the corporate punishment law for severe disasters within the regular National Assembly.
Representative Lee said on his SNS that day, “Today is the second cycle of Kim Yong-gyun, a young worker who died while working at the Taean Thermal Power Plant.” “A society in which the tragedy of not returning from work in the morning is recurrent is normal.” Said.
“I will not forget the desperate heart of the mother of Mr. Kim Yong-gyun, who also calls for the enactment of the ‘Law on Corporate Penalties for Serious Accidents’ in the second cycle, and will enact a law to prevent major disasters and strengthen the responsibility as soon as possible. “I said. Representative Lee said:” On the second anniversary of Mr. Kim Yong-gyun, the memorial committee ‘does not die while working, should not be discriminated against,’ “he said.” I will surely create a society where work is respected. I wish the deceased to rest. “
Previously, Lee made several promises to address the enactment of the Severe Accident Business Penalties Act within the regular National Assembly. However, with the end of the regular assembly on the 9th, the day before, this promise was not kept. In the six months after the introduction of the first bill in June, the ‘174-seat’ Democratic Party reviewed the bill in just 15 minutes (related article: During the 176 days of the death of 256 people, the Law of Severe Disaster Sanctions Congressional Review only 15 minutes).
A leadership official of the Democratic Party <오마이뉴스>In a phone call with, “The party is shirking its responsibility because the procedure is necessary because it is a legislative law, but it is questionable whether it was willing to (enact the law) in the first place.”
Since the ‘Kim Yong-gyun Law’, deaths in the construction industry have increased further …
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| ▲ In addition, the leader of the Democratic Party, Kim Tae-nyeon, is looking at the statements of the chairman of the policy committee, Han Han-ae, at the policy coordination meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, the morning of the day. 10. | |
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Kim Tae-nyeon, who was reported to have placed emphasis on revising the existing Occupational Safety and Health Law rather than enacting the Severe Accident Punishment Law, along with President Han Jeong-ae, also said, “We will enact a law major disasters to prevent accidents at industrial sites.
“Only two years have passed since the unfortunate death of the late Kim Yong-gyun,” Won-nae Kim told the National Assembly policy coordination meeting. “I commemorate the deceased and express my sincere consolation to the grieving family.” He added that “Korea’s industrial safety remains shameful and (Korea) has the highest industrial accident fatality rate among OECD countries,” he said. “The Democratic Party clearly recognizes that public voices in favor of strong measures are high.”
“The important disaster law initiated by both parties is pending in the Council on Legal and Judicial Affairs,” said Won-nae Kim. “We are going to faithfully discuss and prepare a bill with validity and efficiency.” He said: “The Democratic Party clearly states that it will enact a major disaster law as soon as possible.”
“At the 20th National Assembly, we enforced the safety regulations of industrial sites through the so-called Kim Yong-gyun Law and the entire Industrial Safety and Health Law revision bill.” He also said: “I have a memory of having made my dedication.”
However, despite the fact that the ‘Kim Yong-gyun Law’, mentioned by Won-nae Kim, was enforced as of this year, the number of industrial accident fatalities among construction workers increased more than last year. . According to the statistics of ‘Occupational accidents occurred at the end of September 2020’, which was published recently by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, the number of workers in the construction industry who died in fatal accidents from January to September it increased by 31 over the same period last year. That is why it is criticized that it is difficult to prevent serious accidents with the Occupational Safety and Health Law alone.
On this day, Han Jeong-ae, Chairman of the Policy Committee, said: “We are discussing in-depth discussions such as the Law on Punishment for Companies with Serious Disasters and the Law on Industrial Health and Safety.”
