Courier Union: "The Promise to Deploy Sorting Staff by Korea Post Headquarters Is False... Fulfill the Promise"

National Courier Solidarity Union Press Conference on the 23rd
"Promise to Deploy Sorting Personnel Not Kept"

Photo by Junyi Park, Intern Reporter

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon, Intern Reporter Park Joon] Delivery workers have urged the Korea Post to fulfill its promise to deploy additional sorting personnel.

The National Delivery Solidarity Union held a press conference on the afternoon of the 23rd in front of the Blue House fountain, stating, "Ahead of last Chuseok, the Delivery Workers Overwork Death Countermeasures Committee and the National Delivery Solidarity Union called for temporary sorting personnel to be deployed during the holiday period. The Korea Post promoted plans to invest 1.76 billion KRW in sorting and 1.82 billion KRW in welfare improvements. However, no noticeable changes have been seen at worksites nationwide, and there is neither expectation nor hope for improvement," they claimed.

They continued, "Exploiting the blind spot that the union has no way to verify the Korea Post’s budget execution, they have only made empty promises and carried out a public deception without any actual implementation. The Korea Post must immediately reaffirm the agreement with the union and ensure thorough execution," they said.

Earlier, on the 17th of last month, the Korea Post issued a press release stating plans to deploy approximately 3,000 temporary workers daily for sorting tasks and increase the number of transport vehicles by 2,500. They also announced a plan to invest 1.82 billion KRW in the safety and welfare improvements of delivery and sorting personnel.

Jin Kyung-ho, Senior Vice Chairman of the Delivery Union, condemned, "There is a massive tectonic shift in the delivery market, but the Korea Post, which should be leading this trend, has not even deployed a single worker. This is a very serious issue."

Yoon Jung-hyun, Head of the Delivery Union’s Post Office Headquarters, said, "(The Korea Post) said they would secure the budget and told us not to worry," adding, "I tried contacting the person in charge several times to confirm whether the personnel were actually being deployed, but received no response." He further claimed, "The budget securing was a lie, and there was not even a single sharing of information."

However, they welcomed CJ Logistics’ announcement the previous day that it would gradually deploy about 4,000 sorting personnel starting next month.

They stated, "CJ Logistics, unable to withstand the nationwide criticism following repeated overwork deaths, officially announced plans to invest 30 billion KRW to deploy about 4,000 sorting personnel. This is truly welcome news, like a timely rain brought by the support of the entire nation to delivery workers," they said.

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