{
  "id": 11157009,
  "title": "Nat'l Assembly passes bill introducing profit-based penalties over workplace deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/natl-assembly-passes-bill-introducing-profit-based-penalties-over-11157009",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T09:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261001/natl-assembly-passes-bill-introducing-profit-based-penalties-over-workplace-deaths"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Assembly approved a revised bill on Thursday, imposing financial penalties on companies for industrial accidents that result in the death of three or more workers within a year. This bill, which aims to enhance worker safety and reinforce workplace regulations, passed with a vote of 161-52, leaving six members abstaining. The opposition People Power Party (PPP) initially opposed the bill, arguing that the proposed five percent fine on a company's operating profit would be too burdensome. The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) countered by accusing the PPP of blocking the bill in favor of corporate interests over worker protection.",
  "summary": "The National Assembly on Thursday passed a revised bill imposing financial penalties on companies over fatal industrial accidents to better protect workers and strengthen workplace safety. The revision to the Occupational Safety and Health Act passed in a 161-52 vote with six abstentions during a parliamentary plenary session, despite objections from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP).…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Nat'l Assembly passes bill introducing profit-based penalties over workplace deaths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/natl-assembly-passes-bill-introducing-profit-based-penalties-over",
        "published": "2026-10-01T07:45:36.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Nat'l Assembly passes bill introducing profit-based penalties over workplace deaths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/natl-assembly-passes-bill-introducing-profit-based-penalties-over-11160741",
        "published": "2026-10-01T09:57:02.000Z"
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