MAUNG San Yu, a Myanmar national working at Maru Tech, a metal materials and components manufacturing factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province of Korea, was seriously injured on 24 March when his body was caught in a machine during work. He sustained severe injuries, including skull and facial bone fractures and a dislocated cervical vertebra, and as a result, he suffered brain haemorrhaging and oxygen deprivation, which led to cardiac arrest.
He was urgently transported by his employer to Ajou University Hospital in Suwon, where medical staff managed to restore his heartbeat through cardiac arrest treatment. However, due to severe injuries to his lungs and major blood vessels, he remained in a state where only his heart was functioning while brain activity had ceased. The employer contacted the Myanmar Embassy in Seoul on 27 March regarding his condition.
Officials from the Myanmar Embassy coordinated with relevant authorities, and the embassy’s labour attaché visited Ajou University Hospital on 28 March to meet hospital officials and observe the patient in the ICU. It was found that the patient was only being kept alive with medical support equipment.
Similarly, the embassy also contacted his relatives residing in Seoul to explain his condition and arranged a video call with his wife, Daw Ei Ei Thwe, in Myanmar. Based on her decision regarding his medical treatment, the embassy coordinated with the Korean Embassy in Yangon to facilitate her travel to Seoul.
Maung San Yu passed away at 9:30 am on 31 March. The Ministry of Labour and the overseas employment agency assisted in ensuring a smooth travel for his wife and aunt to travel to Seoul. They arrived in the afternoon, where they were received at Incheon International Airport by the embassy’s labour attaché.
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim/ Ambassador U Myo Myint Maung met the deceased’s wife and aunt, offering condolences and support, and arranged necessary assistance.
As Maung San Yu was a legally employed worker under the permission of the Government of Myanmar, efforts will be made in coordination with relevant authorities to ensure that he receives full entitlements and compensation due for a workplace-related death.
The Myanmar Embassy in Seoul continues to provide assistance and coordination for Myanmar nationals in Korea, including workers, students, and others, based on the needs and situations they encounter. — MNA/KTZH
