Moon orders probe into Korean firm in Indonesia
Cheong Wa Dae vice spokeswoman Ko Min-jung speaks in a press briefing at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. Yonhap
By Kim Yoo-chul
President Moon Jae-in ordered a thorough probe of a Korean sewing firm based in Indonesia, Thursday, following Hankook Ilbo reports that it failed to pay wages to more than 3,000 employees.
“Moon told senior presidential secretary for civil affairs Cho Kuk to fully cooperate with Indonesian police for a quick settlement of this case,” Cheong Wa Dae vice spokeswoman Ko Min-jung said in a press briefing.
Moon also asked his aides to check if there were similar cases involving Korean firms in Southeast Asian countries.
The sister paper of The Korea Times reported that the owner of SKB, a sewing firm based in Indonesia, disappeared in Korea without paying staff wages for months resulting in the workers suffering economic hardship.