The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on the 31st that it will begin inspecting the payment practices at port construction sites ahead of the Chuseok holiday.
The inspection will take place for about two weeks from the 1st to the 12th of next month. A total of 57 port construction sites across the country will be subject to inspection.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries will check whether various payments are being appropriately made at the port construction sites. It will look into whether subcontractor payments, material and equipment payments, and wages are being paid correctly according to construction-related regulations.
Additionally, the inspection will focus on the overall subcontracting and re-subcontracting at construction sites, which are pointed out as major causes of safety accidents.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries plans to notify local governments and local labor offices of any construction payment arrears confirmed during the inspection, and will report any inappropriate subcontracting cases to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Nam Jae-hun, head of the port policy department at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, said, "We will carefully inspect to prevent inappropriate subcontracting to ensure the safety of port construction workers."