SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – On Wednesday morning, a heavy snowstorm blanketed the Seoul metropolitan area, forcing many delivery workers to make a difficult decision: stay safe or earn higher wages. A delivery rider from Incheon, identified as Mr. A, initially planned to take the day off for a health checkup. However, the sudden surge [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — About 300,000 delivery platform workers have formed their own labor union. The delivery platform workers affiliated with the Korean Federation of Service Workers’ Union held a press conference in Seoul on Tuesday and launched the Delivery Platform Labor Union (tentative name). The new union members claimed that accidents involving [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — About 1,000 food delivery workers will walk off the job next week as part of a general strike called by one of the country’s two umbrella labor organizations, union officials said Friday. Delivery workers of South Korea’s leading food delivery services, Baedal Minjok, Coupang Eats and Yogiyo, designated Wednesday [...]
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 [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of delivery workers in South Korea swelled nearly 12 percent in the second half of last year to hit a record high amid the coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Wednesday. Asia’s fourth-largest economy had 390,000 carriers as of the end of December last year, up 11.8 percent [...]