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Migrant Worker’s Exposure to Formalin at Fish Farm Recognized as Industrial Disaster

Migrant Worker’s Exposure to Formalin at Fish Farm Recognized as Industrial Disaster

GWANGJU, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The case of a migrant worker who developed leukemia after spraying formalin at a fish farm has been recognized as an industrial disaster. The Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service acknowledged the case of Khan Mubasherullah, a migrant worker from Pakistan, as an industrial disaster last month. The Disease [...]

Another POSCO Employee Recognized as Victim of Industrial Disaster

Another POSCO Employee Recognized as Victim of Industrial Disaster

POHANG, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Another employee at South Korean steelmaker POSCO who was diagnosed with lung cancer has been recognized as a victim of an industrial disaster. A 68-year-old former POSCO employee who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer was recognized as a victim of an industrial disaster under the Industrial Accident Compensation [...]

POSCO Employee’s Lung Cancer Attributed to Industrial Accident

POSCO Employee’s Lung Cancer Attributed to Industrial Accident

POHANG, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A POSCO employee diagnosed with lung cancer has been recognized as a victim of an industrial disaster, labor authorities said Wednesday, for the first time at the company. The state-run Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service sent a notification last Tuesday officially recognizing the employee who worked in the [...]