COMWEL

NOW ~ 2000

2022

July 5

Opened Busan Clinic

July 1

EI extended to 5 occupations; WCI extended to cargo owner

April 14

Implemented small business retirement pension fund system

January 1

Introduced a system of employers’ submitting return-to-work plan

2021

July 1

EI extended to labor providers of 12 occupations including insurance agent

2020

December 29

Opened Gwangju Clinic

December 10

EI extended to artists

July 1

WCI extended to special type workers(13 types including door-to-door sales, door-to-door inspection workers, etc.)

June 9

Retroactive application of WCI to normal commuting accidents having occurred after 29 June 2016

May 11

Implemented the collection work of emergency disaster donation

February 23

Operated National Infectious Disease Hospitals (K-COMWEL Changwon and Daegu Hospitals)

January 7

WCI extended to all small and medium-sized business owners with less than 300 employees regardless of business types

2019

August 20

Opened Daejeon Clinic

April 22

Opened Seoul Clinic

January 1

WCI extended to special type workers(27 types including construction machinery operators)

2018

July 1

- 10th Anniversary of Occupational Disease Adjudication Committee
- Expanded the scope of WCI compensation for small businesses

January 1

WCI compensation expanded to normal commuting accidents

2017

January 1

Started the business of EI Insured Qualification Management

2015

May 1

K-COMWEL 20th Anniversary

2014

July 1

WCI 50th Anniversary

March 25

K-COMWEL HQs. relocated to Ulsan

2012

November 18

Extended coverage of Artist

July 1

Implemented premium support program for social insurance

May 1

Applied Workers’ Compensation Insurance to courier and quick-service workers

April 5

Open Daegu Hospital

January 22

Expanded Employment Insurance(Unemployment benefits) program to include business owners

2010

December 1

Started retirement pension program

April 28

K-COMWEL integrated K-medi into its organization and extended its business scope to medical service by managing its own medical institutions such as nine hospitals, two care centers, one rehabilitation engineering institute in addition to its existing services.

2008

January 1

Started the provision of coverage for workers suffering from pneumoconiosis

2005

January 1

Started the engagement in the integrated collection of premiums in accordance with EI & WCI

2002

January 1

Started a credit guarantee program for workers

1999 ~ 1970

1999

January 1

Was entrusted with EI(employment insurance) services, including their application and premium collection

1998

April 15

Started the provision of loan services for unemployed workers

April 1

Introduced a wage claim guarantee program

1995

April 7

Established the non-profit Workers' Accident Medical Corporation (currently "K-medi")
* Contributed 12 WCI facilities in kind

May 1

Started the provision of loan services for unemployed workers

1994

December 22

Amended the Workers' Compensation Insurance Act (Act No. 4826)
* Annulled the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation Act as of May 1, 1995

1993

December 27

Promulgated the Welfare Promotion Act for Workers with Small & Medium Corporations (Act No. 4640)
* The KWWC came to be in charge of pooling & operating workers' welfare promotion funds

1977

June 2

Established the Korea Workers' Welfare Corporation (currently "K-COMWEL")
- Established 10 WCI (Workers' Compensation Insurance) medical institutions (of which eight and two were newly installed and acquired, respectively)); and
- Established 2 rehabilitation training centers and self-supporting workshops

1976

December 12

Promulgated the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation Act (Act No. 2913)