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Regarding the recent fatal accident at Obong station, Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung stressed, “How many more deaths do you have to die to change? It seems that victims of repeated security disasters are crying out in their souls.”
Lee Jae-myung, CEO of Lee Jae-myeong, shared an online post made by the grieving family of a Korea Railroad Corporation employee who died while working at Obong station on the 5th via personal SNS, and said, “The My heart is broken by the crying that my brother said he would be home on his birthday came back to dead, it was numb and painful,” she wrote.
Chief Executive Lee continued, “There were numerous ‘what if moments’,” adding, “If there was just one other person working together, if there was room to avoid the train, if the company lent a A little more attention to the four who died this year might have protected the precious life of a young man who was sweating for safety.”
“I cannot guarantee the safety of fellow citizens in a workplace where my safety is not guaranteed”, he stressed, “Innovation and efficiency of public institutions are important, but there are areas where the workforce can be reduced and there are areas where it’s not. We can all be safe when the workers responsible for our lives are safe.”
Representative Lee Jae-myung also stressed, “I am not proud of the name of being the world’s 10th largest economy in a country that does not change even if someone dies,” and prayed for the deceased.
