Lankan dies in industrial accident in S’ Korea

7 August 2017 03:59 pm

A 35-year-old Sri Lankan, employed at a factory at Daegu in South Korea, died last week when he was caught in a threading machine while at work, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said today.

The SLBFE said the victim, Charm Sawumya Palitha from Kegalle, who had gone to South Korea in 2008, had been working illegally after his visa expired. (Darshana Sanjeewa)