Wearing Market Kurly Vests Without Washing Sweat-Soaked Work Clothes...

Market Kurly Logistics Center Washes Vests Once a Week
Market Kurly States "Vests Taken Off Are Disinfected Daily... Full-Body Disinfectors Installed at Entrances"

According to a report by SBS on the 20th, Seoul City inspected the 'Market Kurly' logistics center located in Songpa-gu and confirmed that workers were reusing vests worn during work without properly washing them. Photo by SBS NEWS.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Recently, as confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus emerged at the Coupang logistics center in Incheon, spreading anxiety, it was revealed that the Market Kurly logistics center, famous for food ingredient delivery, had inadequate management of work uniforms.

According to a report by SBS on the 20th, after Seoul city inspected the Market Kurly logistics center located in Songpa-gu, it was confirmed that workers were reusing vests worn during work without properly washing them.

Seoul city received complaints expressing concern about workers reusing sweat-soaked vests and conducted an on-site inspection last week.

The inspection revealed that at the logistics center, vests worn by previous workers were placed in baskets, and the next workers would pick any vest to wear, managing the work uniforms in this manner.

More than 1,000 daily workers were found to be working while wearing vests in this way.

Vest washing was done about once a week, and whether disinfection was performed was not confirmed, indicating problems in quarantine measures.

Regarding this, a Seoul city official said, "They wash the vests once a week and just wear them as is. It's somewhat dirty and could really transmit COVID-19."

Seoul city instructed Market Kurly to "purchase additional vests to minimize reuse and regularly disinfect or wash them."

In response, Market Kurly explained that although there were shortcomings in vest washing, the vests taken off were disinfected daily, and full-body disinfectors were installed at entrances to reduce infection risks.

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