WORKER SAFETY, DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION, CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Welcome to Tuesday's edition of Press Perspective.

It's July 29th here in Seoul.

I'm Min Sunhee.

Earlier on this Tuesday President Lee Jae Myung presided over a Cabinet meeting that sought ways to prevent workplace fatalities.

For more I have Thomas Maresca with American news agency UPI.

Thomas it's good to have you here.

I also have Sebastien Falletti with French daily Le Figaro.

Sebastien it's been such a long time.

Welcome.

Thomas, let's begin with President Lee Jae Myung's call for action against the abuse of migrant workers in the country.

Do start off with some context behind his comments, and what are your takeaways?

Sebastien, efforts to ensure the protection of migrant workers extend beyond national borders.

I hear a French court recently ruled in favor of migrant workers in the champagne industry?

Thomas, back here within national borders, the South Korean government recently mandated breaks for outdoor workers.

Do tell us more.

Sebastien, the president, in general, has pledged to promote workplace safety.

Now, he was speaking last Friday at a bread factory where a female worker lost her life earlier this year.

Again, do give us some context, and what do you believe is the significance of this pledge?

Thomas, let's move from labor to livelihood now.

The government's consumption coupons have been available since last week.

What has been the take-up rate thus far, and what has been the public response?

Meanwhile, Sebastien, the president's approach to crisis management has also been on full display amid the deadly downpours this month.

How has he worked to communicate with the public and to collaborate with his administration in response to the repercussions of this latest torrential rain?

Thomas, in the political arena.

Two of the president's nominees will not be joining his Cabinet.

Do touch upon this controversy for us, and its broader implications.

And Sebastien, speaking about controversy.

What's the latest on efforts to end the prolonged protest by Korea's medical students against the previous administration's healthcare reform policy?

All right.