Police Urge Restraint in Delivery Workers' Protest in Seoul... "Strict Action if Quarantine Rules Violated"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The National Courier Workers' Union (Courier Union) is planning a large-scale protest march to Seoul, and the police have urged restraint and announced a strict response policy.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency stated on the 14th, "Considering the severe situation of COVID-19 recently, we urge restraint in traveling to Seoul for protests and, if assemblies are held, to comply with the quarantine guidelines set by health authorities."

They added, "We will mobilize personnel and equipment to the fullest extent and work jointly with health authorities to actively take on-site measures at gathering locations. If a large number of people gather densely and proceed with an unreported assembly, violating quarantine rules, we will carry out dispersal procedures according to relevant laws and respond strictly with judicial and administrative actions."

The Courier Union began an indefinite full strike on the 9th after social agreement efforts between the government and courier labor-management regarding courier workers' overwork deaths failed on the 8th of this month. Although the Courier Union has not yet announced specific schedules, they plan to conduct a large-scale protest march involving all union members traveling to Yeouido near the National Assembly on the 15th, when a social agreement committee meeting is held, for one night and two days.

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