{
  "id": 19475324,
  "title": "Salt farm owner gets prison term for abusing employees with disabilities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/salt-farm-owner-gets-prison-term-for-abusing-employees-with-19475324",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T09:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261111/salt-farm-owner-gets-prison-term-for-abusing-employees-with-disabilities"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A salt farm owner has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison for abusing and exploiting employees with disabilities, according to a Gwangju District Court ruling. The 61-year-old, whose name remains undisclosed, was found guilty of quasi-fraud and aggravated confinement. In addition to his prison term, the court has prohibited him from working at organizations that serve people with disabilities for a period of five years. The accused is accused of failing to pay approximately 300 million won ($225,000) in wages to three employees over a five-year period. These individuals, all men in their 50s and 60s, suffered from conditions like borderline intellectual functioning or visual impairment. They were subjected to frequent physical abuse but remained reliant on the owner due to their limited capacity to protect themselves. The court also handed down sentences to two other salt farm officials. One received a 10-month prison sentence, while the other was given a suspended 10-month sentence for their roles in the owner's misconduct.",
  "summary": "A salt farm owner was sentenced to four years and six months in prison on Wednesday for abusing and exploiting employees with disabilities. The Gwangju District Court convicted the 61-year-old, whose identity was withheld, of quasi-fraud and aggravated confinement. It also banned him from working at organizations serving people with disabilities for five years. He is accused of withholding about…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Salt farm owner gets prison term for abusing employees with disabilities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/salt-farm-owner-gets-prison-term-for-abusing-employees-with",
        "published": "2026-11-11T07:54:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}