Costco Korea is set to open its first warehouse store in Iksan with an investment of 80 billion won, targeting customers outside of the Seoul metropolitan area.
The death of Costco employee Kim Dong-ho, caused by extreme heat and severe dehydration, has been officially recognized as an industrial accident. An investigation is underway to determine whether Costco violated safety regulations.
Costco Korea's country manager Cho Min-soo vowed to enhance labor conditions and prevent a recurrence of the death of a worker in his 20s due to heatstroke in June during a parliamentary hearing on Thursday.
Costco Korea is under fire after its country manager allegedly made blunt remarks at the funeral of an employee who died while working as a cart pusher at a local Costco branch due to dehydration.
Residents in Iksan, North Jeolla, were expecting to see the first Costco in southwest Korea open in their largely rural town as early as this year. That won't be happening, however.
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