Employment Deputy Minister Park Hwa-jin Holds Meeting with Delivery Workers: "Accident Prevention and Work Environment Improvement"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] Park Hwa-jin, Vice Minister of Employment and Labor, held a meeting with business operators and workers on the 3rd to protect the safety of essential workers, specifically food delivery workers.

Participants at the meeting held at the Seoul Employment and Labor Office shared the current status of motorcycle-related accidents and discussed the industry's safety promotion activities and measures to ensure the safety of delivery workers.

Delivery Hero Korea (Foodfly) presented cases of 'motorcycle safe driving practical training' for delivery workers conducted through a specialized motorcycle training institution.

Mesh Korea (VROONG) attracted attention by producing the 'Vroong Rider Safe Delivery' video, which is used as safety education material to help workers perform deliveries safely.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency explained plans to develop and distribute an 'Information Sharing Program (Open-API)' linked with delivery applications to protect delivery workers. This program guides high-risk areas for motorcycle accidents and provides customized precautions based on weather and conditions.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor plans to support the installation of rest facilities to improve the working environment of delivery workers. For workplaces employing fewer than 50 delivery workers or sanitation workers, up to 30 million KRW (70% of the cost) will be supported for installing rest and shower facilities.

Additionally, they decided to strengthen accident prevention activities related to motorcycles through collaboration with related ministries and agencies such as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the National Police Agency.

Vice Minister Park said, "It is regrettable that essential food delivery workers are getting injured in accidents during deliveries amid the COVID-19 pandemic," and added, "We will prepare and implement additional protection measures to create an environment where delivery workers can work safely."

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