The Humidifier Sanitizer Crisis Coordination Committee has been defeated, and the suffering of the victims has not been alleviated for 13 years.

As a result of SBS's coverage, there are two notable changes.

Oxy, which had been holding out by refusing to pay its contribution, has paid the full amount of 704.22 billion won, and the National Assembly has announced that it will hold public hearings to come up with a final solution.

First of all, the public hearing in the National Assembly will be attended by relevant companies such as Oxy, SK Chemical, and Aekyung, as well as experts and representatives of victims' organizations.

The National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee is finalizing the date, but as of now, next Monday, the 10nd, is the most likely date.

Last-minute staff consultations are underway to finalize the list of participants.

This public hearing is notable because it addresses a key issue that was defeated by the Coordinating Commission last year: the so-called finality controversy.

At the time, Oxy and Aekyung demanded that if they agreed to a settlement plan, that is, if compensation was made, they would be indemnified for any additional patients or illnesses that would appear afterwards.

As the number of new victims is currently less than 2 per year, there is an opinion that the country should be guaranteed on the premise of accumulating compensation funds, but the reality is that there is a big difference in the position of each victims' organization.

In the midst of this move, Oxy has fully paid the second installment.

Last Friday, three days before the deadline, Oxy paid the full amount of its share of 704.1 billion won in one lump sum.

Earlier, the controversy over the evasion of responsibility arose when it was confirmed by an SBS report that Oxy's UK headquarters had accumulated more than 200 billion won in reserves to be used for the humidifier sanitizer crisis in South Korea and refused to pay the 704.<> billion contribution.