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Busan Metropolitan City to Provide Up to KRW 200,000 in Industrial Accident Insurance Premium Support for Some 4,000 Platform Workers

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Mayor Chun Jae-soo, announced that it will launch a Special Support Program for Platform Workers’ Industrial Accident Insurance Premiums to ease the financial burden on platform workers amid prolonged high oil prices and inflation and to strengthen the social safety net.

For the program, Busan Metropolitan City allocated KRW 800 million in its third supplementary budget on September 11. The measure reflects the circumstances of delivery and designated-driving workers who have hesitated to enroll in the safety net because they must personally bear 50% of their industrial accident insurance premiums, unlike regular employees who do not bear such costs.

The program will support approximately 4,000 food and quick-service delivery workers and designated drivers who are enrolled in industrial accident insurance as labor providers. Busan Metropolitan City will cover 80% of their out-of-pocket industrial accident insurance premiums for up to 12 months, with a maximum benefit of KRW 200,000.

As of the announcement date, September 16, applicants must reside in Busan, work as labor providers (specially employed workers) in food or quick-service delivery or designated driving, and be enrolled in industrial accident insurance. They must also have an income at or below 150% of the median income based on National Health Insurance premiums.

Applications may be submitted online or in person from September 16 through October 2. Applications may close early if the available budget is exhausted.

Online applications may be submitted through the Busan Metropolitan City website, while in-person applications will be accepted at the three Mobile Workers Support Centers in Seomyeon, Sasang, and Haeundae.

Applicants must submit supporting documents together with the application form, including a resident registration certificate, a statement of assessed industrial accident insurance premiums, a National Health Insurance premium payment certificate, and a copy of their bankbook.

Support will be provided on a reimbursement basis. Applicants must submit proof of the industrial accident insurance premiums they have paid, and payment will be made after the submitted documentation is verified.

After reviewing the submitted documents and confirming that applicants meet the eligibility requirements, Busan Metropolitan City plans to begin making payments sequentially from October in the order applications are received.

For further information about the program, visit https://www.busan.go.kr/depart/platformworker or contact a Mobile and Platform Workers Support Center.

Kim Ki-hwan, Assistant Mayor of Digital Economy Office, said, “Due to the nature of their work, delivery and designated-driving workers are relatively more exposed to the risk of occupational accidents. We hope this support will help minimize gaps in safety protection for platform workers and ease their financial burden.”