Police are currently investigating allegations that a Korean manager assaulted a foreign worker at a factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi. Following a recent incident in the same area in which a foreign worker was seriously injured after being hit by an industrial air gun, another case of assault on a foreign worker has occurred.
Hwaseong Western Police Station said on the 29th it is questioning Manager A, in her 40s, at a cosmetics container manufacturer in Hwaseong on suspicion of causing injury. A is suspected of punching the face of B, a Vietnamese worker in her 20s who is legally residing in Korea and living in the company dormitory, and headbutting her more than 20 times last November.
B is said to have suffered injuries including a concussion from the assault. B later reached a settlement with A's side, receiving 600,000 won including medical expenses, and has since recovered from the injuries with no known lasting aftereffects.
Police secured B's personal details on the morning of the same day and are interviewing the victim. Police plan to summon A soon to question her about the circumstances of the assault and the settlement process.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) Gyeonggi Regional Employment and Labor Office also sent a six-person investigation team to the company the same day and is assessing whether there were violations of the Labor Standards Act.
In the Hwaseong area recently, the owner of a metal cleaning company was arrested on charges of firing an industrial air gun at a foreign worker, causing serious injuries including organ rupture.