The Ministry of Employment and Labor noted on the 29th that it will promptly support compensation for the victims and bereaved families by forming an industrial accident compensation response team in relation to the Jeju Air passenger plane accident that occurred at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province.
According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, immediately after the accident, more than 10 officials, including industrial safety inspectors from the Gwangju and Mokpo branches and Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency personnel, were dispatched to the scene. They plan to work with related agencies, such as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the police, to grasp the circumstances of the accident and identify the specific cause.
Additionally, the Ministry of Employment and Labor will operate support programs for crew members and bereaved families. The Gwangju and Jeonju Job Trauma Centers will first provide trauma counseling for the injured, coworkers, and bereaved families through on-site visit consultations. For general passengers or bereaved families, support will be provided in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service has formed an industrial accident compensation response team. The team is operated in three groups: a situation team, an on-site support team, and a compensation team. They plan to support rapid compensation by providing on-site consultation for industrial accident compensation recipients and guidance for industrial accident insurance claims, as well as assisting with bereavement compensation and medical care benefits applications.