President Moon: "Thoroughly investigate the suspected ghostwriting of 'industrial accident exclusion application' by overworked delivery workers"

Suspicion of Proxy Writing for Industrial Accident Exclusion Application by Dealership
Moon: "Thorough Supervision and Inspection of the Company and the Entire Industry"

On the afternoon of the 14th, in front of the CJ Logistics headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, the late Kim Won-jong's family, who died from overwork, held a press conference demanding a meeting with CJ Logistics. The late's father is seen deep in thought.

Regarding the suspicion that the industrial accident insurance exemption application form for Kim Won-jong (48), who died during parcel delivery, was written by the affiliated agency, President Moon Jae-in on the 16th ordered, "Conduct thorough supervision and inspection related to industrial safety and health targeting not only the relevant parcel delivery company but also major parcel delivery companies."

Kang Min-seok, the Blue House spokesperson, stated at a briefing held at the Press Hall on the same day, "President Moon especially ordered a strict investigation into the actual situation of the industrial accident insurance exemption application."

Spokesperson Kang also emphasized, "Going forward, the government will check and prepare measures regarding ▲whether the ghostwriting suspicion is true, and ▲whether the company is making workers write the industrial accident application forms regardless of the workers' own will."

Earlier, on the 15th, the National Parcel Delivery Solidarity Union held a press conference in front of the Seoul Employment and Labor Office, stating, "The agency manager admitted to ghostwriting (Kim's industrial accident insurance exemption application form)," and added, "It violated the basic form of the application form that must be written and signed by the person themselves, so the exemption from industrial accident insurance is naturally invalid."

According to data submitted by Rep. Yang Yi-won-young of the Democratic Party of Korea from the Ministry of Employment and Labor, at CJ Logistics Songcheon Agency, 12 employees including Kim submitted special employment worker entry application forms on the 10th of last month, and five days later on the 15th, nine of them submitted industrial accident insurance exemption application forms.

The union and Rep. Yang explained that the investigation results suggest that the application forms of three people, including Kim, appear to have been written by someone other than themselves. As the Ministry of Labor accepted the application forms, Kim was excluded from the scope of industrial accident insurance coverage.

The union stated that special employment parcel delivery workers must report their employment within 14 days of joining, but Kim, who has over 20 years of experience, had worked at the agency for more than three years and yet was not legally classified as a parcel delivery worker for a considerable period.

President Moon Jae-in is waiting for a commemorative photo at the credential presentation ceremony for new ambassadors to Korea held at the Blue House on the morning of the 16th.

Meanwhile, the ruling party is closely monitoring the aftermath of this incident and plans to prepare institutional measures.

Kim Tae-nyeon, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 16th regarding the ghostwriting suspicion, "The application requirements must be strictly changed." At the Supreme Council and National Committee Chairpersons' joint meeting, he said, "It is said that parcel delivery companies often make it a condition to submit an industrial accident insurance exemption application when signing contracts with workers," and demanded, "CJ Logistics should clearly clarify the facts."

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