Courier Union: "Without Lunar New Year Measures, Total Strike Inevitable... Overwork Damage Foreseeable"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The National Courier Workers' Union has hinted at the possibility of a general strike, demanding countermeasures ahead of the Seollal holiday.

On the 15th, the Courier Union held a press conference to announce a social general strike at the conference room of the National Service Industry Labor Union Federation in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, stating, "If countermeasures are not agreed upon and immediately implemented by the social agreement body before the Seollal holiday peak season, we will have no choice but to proceed with a general strike."

The Courier Union said, "Even after courier companies announced measures against death from overwork, one courier worker died from overwork and four others collapsed due to overwork," adding, "If we enter the Seollal peak season with a surge in courier volume without proper countermeasures, the damage to courier workers from overwork is obvious."

They further explained, "If no agreement is reached at the social agreement body scheduled for the 19th, we will conduct a strike vote among union members on the 20th and 21st."

The Courier Union demanded that courier companies fully bear the costs of deploying sorting personnel, suspend night deliveries and allow delayed deliveries, and normalize courier fees. Approximately 5,500 union members from five courier companies, including CJ Logistics, Korea Post, Hanjin Express, Lotte Global Logistics, and Logen Logistics, are expected to participate in this general strike.

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