[Exclusive] Delivery Worker Involved in Harassment of Deceased Franchise Owner Reported to Police

CJ Logistics Agency Association Retains Law Firm Yulchon... "Legal Action Against Those Responsible for the Tragedy"

Kim Tae-wan, Senior Vice Chairman of the National Courier Workers' Union, is holding a press conference on the 2nd at the Seoul Seodaemun-gu National Service Industry Labor Union Federation to announce the investigation results regarding the death of the manager of the Gimpo courier agency. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Legal action will be taken against the perpetrators of harassment identified as the cause of a franchise owner’s death. The CJ Logistics Franchisee Association has decided to take legal measures against 12 delivery workers involved in the harassment related to the death of a franchise owner in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province.

According to the delivery industry on the 3rd, the CJ Logistics Franchisee Association, together with the bereaved family, has appointed the law firm Yulchon and will file complaints and charges regarding the case of Mr. Lee (40), a CJ Logistics delivery franchise owner in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, who left a suicide note complaining of harassment by union members and passed away on the 30th of last month.

They explained that they intend to clarify the facts related to the contents of the deceased’s will and hold the individuals responsible for the tragedy legally accountable.

The case is reportedly being handled by Attorney Siwon Lee, who joined Yulchon Law Firm after serving as the head prosecutor of the Health Crime Division. Attorney Lee is an expert mainly handling labor, environmental, and financial cases and plans to review the legal responsibilities related to this franchise owner’s death case.

The CJ Logistics Franchisee Association stated, “We will file complaints and charges against the 12 delivery workers who caused the franchise owner’s death through collective harassment and hold them civilly and criminally responsible,” adding, “We are also considering whether to expand legal responses nationwide against the National Delivery Workers’ Union for similar cases.”

Previously, the deceased franchise owner in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, left a suicide note complaining of harassment by delivery workers belonging to the delivery union, who demanded the division of delivery zones (‘bungu’) and an increase in delivery fees.

The bereaved family appealed in a statement, “Revealing the openly committed collective harassment and violence and holding those responsible accountable is the way to ensure that the deceased’s death is not in vain.”

In response, the National Delivery Workers’ Union of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Service Federation held a press conference the day before, claiming, “While there is responsibility for collective harassment, the direct cause of death lies with the original contractor who ignored the franchise owner’s poor economic situation.”

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