"Delivering 400 Packages a Day Causes Breathing Difficulties"…Courier Dies from Overwork

On September 17, a press conference titled "Full Refusal of Parcel Workers' Sorting Work and Announcement of the Parcel Workers' Overwork Death Countermeasures Committee's Position" was held at the National Democratic Labor Union Federation conference room in Jung-gu, Seoul. / Source=Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Reporter Hana Na] A delivery worker died from 'overwork death' while performing delivery duties.

According to the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Delivery Solidarity Union on the 11th, CJ Logistics delivery worker A (48) suddenly experienced difficulty breathing while delivering packages in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, around 7:30 p.m. on the 8th. He was transported to the hospital by the 119 emergency medical team but ultimately passed away.

The union explained that Mr. A, a delivery worker with about 20 years of experience, started work every day at 6:30 a.m. and finished between 9 and 10 p.m., delivering an average of about 400 packages daily.

The union claimed, "There is no other reason for Mr. A's sudden death except overwork," emphasizing the severe workload burden on delivery workers.

The union added, "Mr. A had applied for exclusion from industrial accident insurance coverage, so he was unable to receive benefits from the industrial accident insurance."

Furthermore, the union pointed out that the government's plan to increase sorting personnel ahead of Chuseok was not properly implemented, stating, "Not a single sorting worker was deployed at the terminal where Mr. A worked during the Chuseok period."

They urged, "Among the eight delivery workers who died from overwork this year, five belonged to CJ Logistics. The government and the delivery industry must prepare measures to prevent further deaths."

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