Delivery Social Agreement Organization, Tentative Agreement on 'Overwork Prevention Measures'... Additional Discussions for Post Office Delivery

On the 16th, workers belonging to the National Courier Workers' Union continued a 1-night, 2-day sit-in protest at Yeouido Park in Seoul, demanding the reinforcement of dedicated personnel for parcel sorting and the enactment of laws to prevent death from overwork. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] On the 16th, the delivery labor and management tentatively agreed on a mediation plan to prevent overwork deaths of delivery workers. However, the Post Office Delivery Union and the Korea Post agreed to hold additional discussions regarding the mediation plan.

On the afternoon of the same day, a full meeting of the social agreement body to prevent overwork deaths of delivery workers was held at the National Assembly, with participation from delivery labor and management, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Ministry of Employment and Labor. The meeting discussed measures to prevent overwork deaths as part of the second social agreement.

It was reported that during the meeting, the delivery labor and management tentatively agreed on the timing for completely excluding delivery workers from sorting tasks and on the issue of compensating fees due to reduced working hours.

Since the second social agreement has not been finalized, the exact contents of the agreement have not been disclosed. However, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reportedly proposed in the mediation plan that from January 1 of next year, delivery workers will be completely excluded from sorting tasks. The mediation plan also includes provisions to prevent overwork by ensuring that delivery workers' working hours do not exceed 60 hours per week.

Additionally, the Post Office Delivery Union, which accounts for more than half of the delivery unions, was unable to narrow differences with the Korea Post and decided to proceed with further discussions.

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