The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries imposes restrictions on new employment of foreign crew members for shipowners with frequent accidents.

In the future, fishing companies with frequent accidents may be restricted from hiring new foreign crew members. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is reportedly considering this sanction measure for the safety of crew members. In addition, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries plans to automatically notify related agencies, such as the Ministry of Employment and Labor, of businesses with frequent fishing crew safety accidents to strengthen inter-agency information sharing and cooperation. This is due to the criticism that the management of foreign fishing crew members is divided between the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, leading to insufficient management of businesses with frequent accidents and the need for integrated safety management of migrant workers. Last January, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries revised the "Fisheries Safety Operations Act" and has been handling the safety and health duties of crew members on fishing ...