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COVID-19 Impact: Over Half of Delivery Workers Face Income Decline, Survey Reveals

COVID-19 Impact: Over Half of Delivery Workers Face Income Decline, Survey Reveals

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) –A recent survey revealed that more than half of delivery workers have seen a reduction in their income since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, conducted online by the Delivery Platform Workers’ Union and the National Legislative Center over the course of a month, beginning on July 24th [...]

Coupang Under Pressure as Calls Grow for ‘No Parcel Day’ Participation amid Worker Rest Disputes

Coupang Under Pressure as Calls Grow for ‘No Parcel Day’ Participation amid Worker Rest Disputes

SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Living Logistics Courier Service Association (KLLCSA), a consortium of courier service providers, has appealed to e-commerce retailer Coupang Inc.’s courier subsidiary, Coupang Logistics Service (CLS), urging its participation in the “No Parcel Day” movement. On August 14, major courier companies in South Korea will refrain from deliveries [...]

Gyeonggi Gov. on Track to Provide ‘Participation Income’ to Delivery Workers

Gyeonggi Gov. on Track to Provide ‘Participation Income’ to Delivery Workers

SUWON, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi provincial government is considering the provision of “social participation income” to delivery workers, in line with its support for artists and individuals with disabilities. Participation income, a key initiative led by Gyeonggi Gov. Kim Dong-yeon, aims to guarantee incomes for individuals who generate social value but are [...]

Number of Employees in Delivery Sector Rises in H1 amid Protracted Pandemic

Number of Employees in Delivery Sector Rises in H1 amid Protracted Pandemic

SEJONG, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of employees in the delivery industry increased on-year in the first half of 2022, data showed Tuesday, amid growing demand for such services due to the prolonged pandemic. The couriers and messengers industry hired 311,000 people in the January-June period, up 52,000 from a year earlier, according [...]

Delivery App Workers Argue Adhering to Traffic Regulations Results in Lower Income

Delivery App Workers Argue Adhering to Traffic Regulations Results in Lower Income

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A labor union representing gig workers of food delivery apps on Wednesday has argued that guaranteed income during less busy hours better ensures safe driving. Rider Union conducted a study of 29 delivery workers last August, asking them to adhere to traffic regulations during peak hours between 5 p.m. [...]

Labor Union Suspends Delivery Following Entry Ban by Apartment Complex

Labor Union Suspends Delivery Following Entry Ban by Apartment Complex

INCHEON, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — In response to the recent decision by an apartment complex to allow entry of delivery motorcycles only via underground parking lots, delivery personnel and businesses have decided to reject all deliveries to the complex. Rider Union, a labor union representing gig workers of food delivery apps, announced that it [...]

Union Demands Fans, Watercoolers After Couriers Collapse in Summer Heat

Union Demands Fans, Watercoolers After Couriers Collapse in Summer Heat

SEOUL/BUSAN, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized parcel delivery workers are demanding better working conditions to cope with the intense summer heat, saying several couriers collapsed in the scorching weather this week. According to the Parcel Delivery Workers’ Solidarity Union, a 57-year-old courier at a Lotte Global Logistics terminal in Busan, 450 kilometers southeast of [...]