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Lee vows zero compromise on workplace safety in Labor Day address

By The Korea Herald

President Lee Jae Myung on Friday pledged unwavering commitment to workplace safety in his address to mark Labor Day at Cheong Wa Dae. "I will neither compromise nor make concessions on workplace safety," he said, vowing to build a "normal" country where no worker ever has to risk their life at work. "Safeguarding workers is the most basic responsibility of any nation and any business," he said. The president also pushed back against the notion that worker welfare and business growth are incompa