The Ministry of Employment and Labor (Minister Kim Young-hoon) announced that it will start a planned supervision of Booyoung Housing Co., Ltd. headquarters from December 15. Recently, subcontractor workers of Booyoung Housing Co., Ltd. have staged high-altitude protests in Naju and Wonju, complaining about livelihood difficulties due to unpaid wages.
It was confirmed that Booyoung Housing Co., Ltd. did not pay subcontractors due to internal audits, causing financial difficulties for subcontractors and resulting in unpaid wages for workers. The Ministry of Employment and Labor immediately warned Booyoung Housing Co., Ltd. to pay the subcontract fees, citing the high possibility of joint responsibility under Article 44 of the Labor Standards Act.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor decided to start a planned supervision of Booyoung Housing Co., Ltd. headquarters, considering the high possibility of unpaid wages in other subcontractors nationwide. This planned supervision will focus on checking violations of joint responsibility for unpaid wages to subcontractor workers and will comprehensively review any violations of labor-related laws by the headquarters, taking strict measures if any violations are confirmed.
Minister Kim Young-hoon stated that not paying subcontractors, leading to unpaid wages, is a serious criminal act that threatens the livelihood of not only the workers but also their families. He emphasized that the current government will break the vicious cycle of passing burdens down the multi-layered subcontracting structure, causing unpaid wages.