Paldal-gu Conducts Comprehensive Inspection of Wage Payment Practices at Construction Sites

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Paldal-gu in Suwon will conduct a comprehensive inspection of wage payment practices, including subcontract payments, at ongoing facility construction sites through the 10th of next month.

This inspection is aimed at supporting small subcontracting companies facing financial difficulties ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday and protecting workers as part of COVID-19 economic stabilization measures. The inspection will examine 22 sites, including the reconstruction project of the Goheung-dong Administrative Welfare Center, to verify whether workers' wages, equipment fees, material costs, and subcontract payments are being withheld.

For sites where there is a risk of subcontract or wage payment defaults, the district will provide immediate on-site guidance to ensure payments are made before the holiday. For sites where progress payment disbursements are not possible, measures will be taken to arrange independent fundraising to resolve wage defaults.

Meanwhile, the district is implementing the 'Gyeonggi Province Payment Confirmation System' linked with financial institutions when concluding construction contracts to prevent payment and wage defaults in advance. This is a fair trade support system that ensures construction payments from contractors are delivered in a timely and appropriate manner to construction workers at the lowest level, equipment and material suppliers, and subcontractors, while enabling real-time payment confirmation.

Paldal-gu Office Chief Baik Woon-oh stated, "Through this inspection, we will do our best to ensure that construction site workers do not experience wage defaults," and added, "We plan to establish safety measures at construction sites during the holiday period to help prevent construction site safety accidents."