Minister of Employment Urges Four Courier Companies to "Manage Worker Health and Encourage Agency Industrial Accident Insurance Reporting"

Minister Lee Jae-gap Meets with CJ, Hanjin, Lotte, and Logen Delivery
Reviewing Plans to Prevent Worker Overwork and Industrial Accidents

On the 9th, two days before the Lunar New Year holiday, officials are sorting mail at a temporary mail sorting center set up in the underground parking lot of Songpa Post Office in Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Ahead of the Seollal holiday, the government met with the four major courier companies to urge them to prevent worker overwork and properly report industrial accident insurance.

On the 9th, Lee Jae-gap, Minister of Employment and Labor, met with CJ Logistics, Hanjin Express, Lotte Courier, and Logen Courier at the Korea Integrated Logistics Association in Jongno-gu, Seoul, to inspect worker safety measures.

The courier companies stated that they would strive to recruit the promised 6,000 sorting support personnel as part of the special measures for the Seollal peak season.

To prevent overwork among workers, CJ and Lotte have introduced a late-night delivery restriction system after 10 p.m. Hanjin Express plans to implement this next month.

To increase the application rate of industrial accident insurance for courier workers, the companies agreed to reflect this in contracts with agencies.

The industrial accident insurance application rate for the four courier companies rose from 19.36% before October last year to 41.96% as of last month.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor is operating a "special voluntary reporting period" that exempts retroactive insurance premium collection until December 31. If missed, reporting between January 1 and December 31 next year will only receive a 50% reduction.

According to the Industrial Accident Insurance Act, if those who receive labor from special-type workers report the establishment of insurance relationships and labor provision, unpaid industrial accident insurance premiums, surcharges, and late fees will be waived.

Minister Lee urged, "Please encourage agencies at the courier company level to ensure sincere reporting of industrial accident insurance establishment."

He also requested the industry to implement safety and health management within terminals, provide safety and health education for courier workers, and strengthen health protection.

He said, "Considering that the risk of overwork for workers is higher after the Seollal holiday, please continue to focus on safety and health protection even after the holiday."

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