In the early morning near Namguro Station in Guro-gu, Seoul, day laborers who could not find work at the labor market are turning away. [File photo] Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@
A construction contractor who was reported 76 times for wage arrears and fined 11 times was arrested again for withholding wages from daily workers.
On the 1st, Yonhap News reported, "The Ansan branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor arrested contractor Mr. A (69) on charges of violating the Labor Standards Act for withholding approximately 160 million won in wages from 43 workers." According to Yonhap, Mr. A, who had been constructing villas in the Gyeonggi-do area, used the construction payments received from clients to pay off his debts or cover family living expenses instead of paying the daily workers' wages. He evaded workers requesting wage payments by using mobile phones registered under other people's names and was arrested on the 30th at a construction site in Incheon.
The Ministry of Labor stated that there have been 76 reports of wage arrears filed against Mr. A, and he has a history of being fined 11 times for failing to settle most of the unpaid wages. The Ansan branch explained that due to Mr. A's deliberate and habitual wage arrears, his poor criminal attitude, and significant risk of reoffending and fleeing, he was subjected to detention and investigation.
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