Humidifier disinfectant compensation deliberation committee launched... Prime Minister of Korea: “Please look into the victims’ grievances.”

“An important starting point for full compensation”... Deliberation committee begins discussions on compensation standards, etc.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Sang-hyun = On the 2nd, the government held an appointment ceremony for members of the Humidifier Disinfectant Compensation Deliberation Committee at the Seoul Government Complex, presided over by Prime Minister Han Seong-sook.

At the appointment ceremony, Prime Minister Han asked, “Please look carefully at the hardships and difficulties of each victim and their bereaved family so that they can receive full compensation.”

The Deliberation Committee was established under the Prime Minister to deliberate and decide on compensation for health damage caused by humidifier disinfectants. It is comprised of 19 private members from the legal and medical fields, 8 judges, and 2 government members, including attorney Park Jong-un, the chairman.

At the first meeting held on this day, the committee deliberated and decided on the operation plan and bylaws and inspected comprehensive support measures across all ministries. Currently, it has been confirmed that some measures, such as priority allocation to nearby schools, recognition of absences due to illness, and consideration for military service, are being implemented.

In addition, discussions on compensation standards for joint compensation between the state and companies have begun.

The committee received a report on the main contents of the compensation standards prepared in the previous research service, and plans to prepare reasonable compensation standards in the future by collecting victims' opinions and reviewing subcommittees and expert committees.

In order to provide systematic and prompt compensation, the committee forms four policy and deliberation subcommittees, taking into account the type of damage to the applicant.

Chairman Park Jong-woon said, “The launch of the deliberation committee is an important starting point for promoting full compensation to the victims,” and added, “We will do our best to quickly and fairly decide on compensation based on legal and medical expertise while listening to the voices of the victims.”