There has been an allegation that a frog carcass was found in lunchboxes provided to workers at a plant construction site within the Ulsan industrial complex.
A frog carcass found in a lunchbox at a plant construction site in the Ulsan Petrochemical Complex. [Photo by Plant Construction Union Ulsan Branch]
The Ulsan branch of the Plant Construction Workers' Union stated on the 2nd, "On the 26th of last month, union members reported that foreign substances presumed to be a frog carcass and woodlice were found in lunchboxes provided at plant construction sites in the Onsan Industrial Complex and the petrochemical complex."
At a press conference held at the Ulsan City Hall Press Center on the same day, the union said, "Due to the nature of the plant construction sites, there are no properly equipped cafeterias, so workers rely on lunchboxes for their meals."
They added, "This is a critical mistake caused by the construction companies' poor management of the lunchbox suppliers. The day after receiving the report, we sent official letters to the sanitation departments of each district and county office urging hygiene inspections of the plant construction sites and lunchbox suppliers, but only a very small number of inspections have been conducted," criticizing the response.
The city stated that a full investigation is realistically difficult but that it will prevent similar cases through on-site hygiene inspections.
An official from Ulsan City said, "Immediate reporting is necessary when foreign substances are found to allow on-site verification, but in this case, the report was only made through photos, so no on-site investigation has been conducted."
They added, "Although a full investigation is realistically difficult, we plan to conduct joint hygiene inspections of restaurants near the industrial complex in cooperation with district and county offices during the second half of the year."
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