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According to CCTV News, a traffic accident occurred in Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea in the early morning of August 24, local time, causing 14 casualties. The Chinese Embassy in South Korea confirmed that three Chinese citizens were among the dead. It is understood that the three Chinese citizens were "temporary workers" who encountered an accident on their way to work.

The scene of the accident (Source: CCTV News)

The report quoted the Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters as saying that the accident occurred at around 5:45 local time (4:45 Beijing time). A van collided with a bus at an intersection and overturned, then hit a car waiting for the traffic light in the opposite lane. The accident caused 5 deaths and 7 injuries in the van, 2 injuries in the car, and no casualties on the bus.

On the 24th, the reporter learned from the Chinese Embassy in South Korea that three Chinese citizens were killed in a traffic accident that occurred in Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea that morning, which resulted in five deaths and nine injuries. The Chinese Embassy in South Korea is highly concerned about this and is in close contact with relevant Korean departments. The Embassy has asked the Korean side to do its best to provide treatment and follow-up work.

It is understood that the van involved in the accident belonged to a human resources company in Danyuan District, Ansan City. The deceased in the van were all daily wage workers, or "temporary workers". It was early in the morning and they were on their way to work in the van.

A recruitment notice for going to South Korea circulating online (Source: The Paper)

The reporter noticed that there is a lot of information about working in South Korea on the Internet. According to previous reports, some Chinese labor agencies will post recruitment information in South Korea on social platforms. A recruitment advertisement clearly lists the "salary analysis of manufacturing workers with one day off a week": working 44 hours a week can get 2 million won (about 10,760 yuan), working overtime for an average of 2 hours a day, you can get an extra 630,000 won (about 3,389 yuan), and working overtime for 6 hours on Saturday can get an additional 460,000 won (about 2,474 yuan). According to this calculation, workers can earn 590,000 yuan in three years. If the "retirement bonus" at the end of the contract is added, the total income in three years can reach 640,000 yuan.

In another recruitment information for farm workers and manufacturing workers in South Korea, farm workers, plumbers, drivers, and electronics factory workers can all get a monthly salary of more than 20,000 yuan. According to the recruitment information of the agency, workers work 8 hours a day and their monthly income ranges from 10,000 to 30,000 yuan. Overtime can get 1.5 times the salary.

The minimum daily wage is 160,000 won (about 860 yuan), with no upper limit, and more for overtime. However, day workers need to pay their own medical insurance, but the director of the human resources office will buy life insurance for the workers.