Lee Orders Stern Response to Alleged Abuse of Workers at Car Battery Plant
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On the 12th, President Lee Jae-myung ordered the Ministry of Employment and Labor and investigative agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into allegations that workers at a major domestic automobile battery factory were deceived into receiving "heavy metal detoxification injections," which carry risks of side effects, under the guise of vitamin injections. Chief Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung stated at a Blue House briefing that day, "Preside…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ok Seong-gu = Automobile battery manufacturer DN Automotive deceived workers into receiving injections that promote lead excretion from the body, disguised as 'vitamin injections'...
DN Automotive, a KOSPI-listed company specializing in the production of automotive lead-acid batteries, is plunging more than 18% in early trading. This is attributed to dampened investor sentiment stemming from lead exposure issues at its Ulsan plant, coupled with allegations that the company attempted to lower blood lead levels by administering chelation injections to workers to help expel heavy metals from the body. As of 9:48 AM on the 12th,…
◀ Anchor ▶ Allegations have been raised that a major domestic automobile battery factory has been administering injections to workers to expel heavy metals, which carry a risk of side effects, under the guise of "vitamins." It is alleged that the company systematically managed even the number of injections and medical check-up schedules.
President Lee Jae-myung ordered on the 12th that "stern measures be taken" in response to media reports alleging that a major domestic automobile battery factory has been administering injections designed to expel heavy metals from the body to workers, disguised as "vitamin injections." Cheong Wa Dae Senior Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung stated at a briefing at the Chunchugwan on the same day that President Lee received a report on the Ministry of …
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