Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor Office detects non-payment of wages at three salt farm sites in Yeonggwang-gun

The Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor Office announced on the 20th that it had detected three salt farm businesses in Yeonggwang-gun, Gwangju, Jeollanam-do that did not pay wages on time or did not comply with the minimum wage law.

As a result of a joint inspection of 15 workplaces in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do and Yeonggwang areas, it was confirmed that wages worth 36 million won had not been paid for up to 5 months.

Of this, 33 million won was liquidated on the spot, and for the remaining amount in arrears, corrections were ordered and if not implemented, judicial action was taken.

A total of 22 violations of the Labor Relations Act, including failure to prepare employment contracts and non-compliance with minimum wage, were detected and corrected.

An official from the Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor Office said, “Salt farms in the Yeonggwang area are vulnerable areas where wage arrears frequently occur,” and added, “We will strengthen our collaboration system by continuously conducting inspections with the local government.”