Courier Union "Promise to Deploy Sorting Workers Not Kept"... Urging Measures Before Lunar New Year Holiday

On the morning of the 6th, participants held placards condemning courier companies at a press conference denouncing conglomerate courier companies for unilaterally breaking agreements of the social consensus body, held at the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
The Countermeasures Committee for Courier Workers' Death from Overwork claimed that at the first meeting of the social consensus body on measures against courier workers' death from overwork, launched in December last year, it was agreed that sorting tasks would be the responsibility of courier companies; however, at the second meeting, the Integrated Logistics Association unilaterally broke this agreement. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Delivery workers have called for measures to prevent overwork ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.

The Delivery Workers Overwork Death Countermeasure Committee held a press conference on the 6th at the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy in Tongin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, stating that delivery companies have not kept their promise to add sorting personnel. They said, "CJ Logistics announced only the number of sorting workers in Ilsandong-gu, Yeosu, Gangbuk, Gangseo, Nowon, Dongdaemun, Yangcheon, and Sejong without specific details," adding, "These are personnel that the workers have already paid for and deployed themselves in the past."

They continued, "Hanjin Express and Lotte Global Logistics announced they would deploy 1,000 sorting workers, but in reality, they have not done so until now."

The committee warned, "It is obvious that the volume will increase sharply as the Lunar New Year approaches, but the preparation of countermeasures against delivery workers' overwork deaths is in a serious situation due to the breach of agreement by the conglomerate delivery companies and the government's irresponsible attitude," adding, "We will make a decisive decision in this situation pushed to the brink."

In response, CJ Logistics stated, "As of the end of December last year, 228 support personnel are working at 15 sub-terminals, of which 102 were deployed after the announcement of the comprehensive protection measures for delivery workers in October," and rebutted, "The costs paid since November have been settled through consultations between the company and the delivery branches."

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