SEOUL -- South Korea is working to reduce the number of workplace accidents, with President Lee Jae Myung moving to impose stiffer penalties and hire more workplace inspectors to improve safety at manufacturing and construction sites.
Government plans 30% added funding for policies to end occupational accidents

Rescue teams work near a 60-meter tower in Ulsan, South Korea, that collapsed during demolition work on Nov. 6. © AP
SEOUL -- South Korea is working to reduce the number of workplace accidents, with President Lee Jae Myung moving to impose stiffer penalties and hire more workplace inspectors to improve safety at manufacturing and construction sites.