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In order to guarantee the right to health of night shift police officers, the Jeonbuk Police Agency Workplace Council has been implementing a project to support health checkups for night shift workers since January this year, with the Jeonbuk Provincial Headquarters of the National Police Workplace Council securing 208 million won in funding.
The Jeonbuk Police Agency Work Council announced on the 7th that the 'Night Worker Health Checkup Support Project', which was introduced to manage the health of night shift police officers, is contributing to improving the health of field police officers.
This project has been implemented since January of this year, with the Jeonbuk Provincial Headquarters of the National Police Workplace Council securing 208 million won in provincial funds to guarantee the health rights of police officers working at night.
We are providing support so that 2,600 night workers under irregular working conditions can receive the benefits of practical detailed examinations, such as gastroscopy and colonoscopy, and ultrasound examination, without burden.
In fact, a police officer who received a health checkup through this project last July was diagnosed with stage 3 thyroid cancer and is currently recovering from surgery.
Son Beom-soo, head of the Jeollabuk-do headquarters of the National Police Workplace Council, said, “We will continue to do our best to prepare projects and secure budgets so that fellow police officers can work healthily.”

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