The government on Sunday called for better protection for vulnerable outdoor workers and livestock amid the ongoing heat wave, even with the most serious alerts being lifted nationwide. In a meeting attended by relevant ministries and regional authorities, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters reviewed emergency protocols to counter extreme heat. The headquarters urged all interagency response units to focus on safeguarding high-risk populations, such as migrant workers and elderly farmers. Earlier in the day, Kim Kwang-yong, chief of the headquarters, visited the county of Yesan, some 100 kilometers south of Seoul, to inspect working conditions for foreign seasonal farmers and check heat impact on livestock, following heat-related fatalities involving foreign workers in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, and Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province. Since foreign workers face language barriers that leave them in safety blind spots, Kim asked farm owners to provide sufficient water, shade and rest for their workers. Officials distributed heat stroke prevention manuals tran