Apartment 'Delivery Conflict' Finding an Exit... "Conditional Ground Vehicle Access Allowed, Speed Limit Imposed"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] The Courier Workers' Union presented the case of an apartment complex in Geoyeo-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, where ground-level access for delivery vehicles within the apartment was allowed with speed restrictions, calling it a reasonable alternative for the safety of both residents and delivery workers.

According to the National Courier Workers' Union of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Service Federation (Courier Workers' Union), the apartment residents' representative meeting recently informed delivery workers that "we will continue to discuss establishing a delivery system using the underground parking lot, and until then, ground-level access will be conditionally permitted."

Officials from the National Courier Union of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Service Federation held a press conference on the 7th in the Service Federation conference room in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, announcing the general strike plan to urge the resolution of courier companies' ban on ground vehicle access in apartments, as well as demands to courier companies and the Ministry of Labor. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

According to the agreement, delivery workers driving vehicles onto the apartment's ground-level roads must ▲limit their driving speed within the complex to 10 km/h or less, ▲the courier companies must submit a confirmation letter pledging to comply with the speed limit, and ▲if an accident occurs due to failure to comply with the speed limit, the courier company will be banned from access and held responsible for the accident.

The residents' representative meeting also added a clause stating that the applicability of these measures will be reconsidered if government policies related to courier delivery are announced.

The Courier Workers' Union expressed a positive stance, saying, "This approach is not different from the measures that many citizens and the Courier Workers' Union have been advocating."

Meanwhile, it is known that the union, courier companies, and government bodies such as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Employment and Labor have formed a consultative body called the 'Council for Solving Delivery Issues in Ground-Level Parkified Apartments' and are conducting discussions.

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