Lee Jun-seok Visits Funeral Hall of Delivery Agency Owner Who Committed Extreme Act... Ha Tae-kyung Says "Minnochoeng Is a Social Evil"

Delivery Agency Owner Mr. A Expresses Conflict with Minnochoong Delivery Union During Lifetime
Ha Tae-kyung: "Effectively Homicide, Will Propose 'Minnochoong Abuse Punishment Act'"

Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, visited the funeral hall of delivery agency owner Mr. A, set up at a funeral home in Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi Province, on the 1st to offer his condolences.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, paid a condolence visit to the funeral hall of delivery agency owner A, who left a suicide note expressing distress over conflicts with the delivery workers' union and took an extreme step.

On the afternoon of the 1st, Lee, along with members of the party's 'Committee for Accompanying the Vulnerable,' visited the funeral hall set up in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, around 4 p.m. to mourn the deceased and console the bereaved family. He also promised to establish measures to prevent recurrence.

Earlier, A, who operated a delivery agency in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, took an extreme step on the 30th of last month due to conflicts with delivery workers from the nationwide delivery workers' union under the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (Minju Nochong). It was reported that he left a suicide note expressing difficulties caused by obstruction of work and collective bullying.

An attendee reported that after paying respects, Lee said, "Such incidents must be prevented," and told the accompanying lawmakers, "We need to conduct a proper investigation and, whether through the National Assembly audit or beforehand at the party level, properly inform the public so that such incidents do not happen again."

The Committee for Accompanying the Vulnerable stated, "Although the total strike by the delivery workers' union was halted, strikes and work slowdowns at the nationwide agency level continued," adding, "For three months, similar situations of pain and harassment experienced by the deceased occurred at over 5,000 delivery agencies nationwide, but the government did not present any countermeasures. We cannot help but suspect that the government neglected the issue while watching the union's moves."

Presidential candidates from the People Power Party also expressed condolences over the death of the delivery agency owner. On the same day, former Board of Audit and Inspection Chairman Choi Jae-hyung, after paying respects, stated on his Facebook, "I am outraged by the behavior of the delivery workers' union under Minju Nochong, which drove the delivery agency owner to death through illegal work slowdowns, obstruction of work, and collective ostracism."

Assemblyman Ha Tae-kyung also visited the funeral hall that day. After paying respects, Ha criticized on his Facebook, "The death of the delivery agency owner is a de facto homicide caused by the organized bullying of Minju Nochong," adding, "A's suicide note even specifies the names of union members who systematically participated in the collective bullying."

He continued, "Minju Nochong has become a social evil that harasses ordinary people and obstructs the development of our society with the power of its large organization," and emphasized, "If I become president, I will propose the 'Minju Nochong Abuse Punishment Act' to prevent Minju Nochong from wielding unchecked power."

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