Tada Emergency Committee: "Lee Jae-woong Must Take Responsibility for Drivers' Livelihoods... Will Not Hesitate to Take Legal Action"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Kim Taehwan, chairman of the Tada Emergency Response Committee, urged former Socar CEO Lee Jae-woong and current CEO Park Jae-wook on the 19th to "immediately withdraw the suspension of the Tada Basic service."

As Tada announced the suspension of the Basic service starting from the 11th of next month, drivers facing the risk of losing their jobs have launched the Emergency Response Committee. Currently, 170 drivers have joined, and the executive team consists of 8 members.

The committee presented demands including ▲ immediate withdrawal of the suspension of the Tada Basic service ▲ recognition of all drivers' status as workers ▲ and preparation of livelihood measures for drivers through negotiations with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Chairman Kim explained, "The Emergency Response Committee was launched to hold former CEO Lee and CEO Park accountable for their irresponsible remarks, treating platform workers as disposable goods, and mocking Tada drivers, and to discuss their livelihoods in response to the current situation."

He added, "After the Passenger Transport Act was passed in the National Assembly, former CEO Lee and CEO Park, as if foreseeing the situation in advance, refused to negotiate with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, announced the temporary suspension of the Basic service without coexistence with 12,000 drivers, and began procedures to sell some vehicles."

Chairman Kim pointed out, "There was no coexistence or communication as they claimed and spoke, and even now, instead of comforting the efforts of drivers operating Tada on the roads, they are only increasing stress due to unspecified dispatches and reductions in vehicles."

Chairman Kim stated, "The position of a company’s CEO comes with social status and responsibility," and added, "After the outbreak of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), they promised to provide masks and hand sanitizers to drivers but failed to properly distribute them, leaving drivers exposed to blind spots."

Chairman Kim raised his voice, saying, "Former CEO Lee has neither kept all the promises made to drivers through social network services (SNS) and notices nor admitted illegal labor supervision to this day, and when their position became unfavorable, shamelessly used 12,000 drivers as hostages, demanding the government take responsibility." He added, "After the promulgation of the revised law, there was no sign of efforts toward normalization for one year and six months for coexistence between labor and management."

Chairman Kim emphasized, "Tada’s honor is a tower of pride built on the blood, sweat, and tears of the drivers," and said, "Their words and actions have returned as unbearable anger to these drivers, and to confront them, the Emergency Response Committee will not hesitate to take all possible measures, including legal actions."

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