South Korea's Seosan investigates apartment worker facilities after guard's death

The city of Seosan, South Korea, announced an investigation into the rest facilities of apartment complex laborers following the recent death of a 70-year-old security guard. The survey will encompass around 90 apartment complexes within the city, aiming to collect essential data for improving working environments and guaranteeing workers' right to rest.

The investigation will involve self-assessment checklists completed by the complexes themselves, supplemented by direct on-site inspections by city officials. The primary focus will be on ensuring that rest facilities are installed and managed in compliance with legal regulations. The city plans to collaborate with relevant agencies and departments to devise support measures for complexes found to have inadequate facilities.

Kim Seon-soo, head of Seosan City's Jobs and Economy Division, stated, "We will do our best to improve the working environment for apartment complex workers who strive for the safety of citizens and a pleasant living environment." The initiative comes after a security guard was found unresponsive in an apartment complex guardhouse on May 26 and later pronounced dead. Labor groups had previously called for a comprehensive survey of rest facilities.

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We will do our best to improve the working environment for apartment complex workers who strive for the safety of citizens and a pleasant living environment.