Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service Sees Off Deceased Migrant Worker on Final Journey Home

Chairman Park Seungheup: "Social Safety Net Protection Regardless of Nationality"

The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service supported the bereaved family of a Filipino migrant worker who died in an industrial accident as they made the final journey of taking his remains back to his homeland. It assisted them throughout the process, from their arrival in Korea and guidance on workers' compensation benefits to the funeral, repatriation of the remains, and their return home.

The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service said on October 9 that it had supported the family of the late Ji Seurael, a Filipino national who died in an industrial accident. Park Seung-heup, chairman of the service, delivered a condolence letter on behalf of its employees and financial support from its social contribution fund, and saw the deceased off on his final journey back to his family in his homeland.

Park Seungheup, chairman of the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, pays his respects before a portrait of the late Mr. Ji Seurael at a memorial space set up inside Incheon International Airport Corporation on the 8th. Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service

Ji Seurael died in an explosion and fire at a paint materials manufacturing plant in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, on August 28. His family came to Korea to take his remains back to their homeland.

To help the family navigate language barriers and differences in systems, the service explained the workers' compensation process from the time they arrived and assisted with arrangements for the funeral, repatriation of the remains, and departure from Korea. At a memorial service held on October 8, Park Seung-heup, chairman of the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, and Rosemary G. Duquez, labor attaché at the Philippine Embassy in Korea, paid their respects to the deceased and offered comfort to the family.

This was the third case under the service's program, launched in March, to honor the families of migrant workers who die in industrial accidents. The service operates a support system covering assistance with family members' arrival in Korea, guidance on workers' compensation, memorial services and funerals, repatriation of remains, and their return home.

"I pray for the repose of the deceased, who tragically lost his life while working diligently in the Republic of Korea, and offer my deepest condolences to the family members who have lost a loved one," Park said. "Everyone who works should be able to receive protection from the social safety net when needed, regardless of nationality."

The service plans to strengthen cooperation with relevant organizations, including foreign diplomatic missions in Korea, to improve its support system for the families of migrant workers who die in industrial accidents.

Park Seungheup, chairman of the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, center, pays tribute to the late Mr. Ji Seurael at a memorial service with his family at Incheon International Airport on the 8th. Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service.

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