SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 4,000 parcel delivery workers will refuse to sort parcels in protest of heavy workloads ahead of the Chuseok holiday, a civic advocacy group said Thursday. The civic task force working for the rights of delivery workers and associated with the progressive Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) said [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Parcel delivery workers suffer chronically from overwork and low wages, civic activists and politicians said Thursday, calling for countermeasures to enhance their health and welfare particularly ahead of the upcoming Chuseok holiday. The Euljiro Committee under the ruling Democratic Party, dedicated to the rights of the weak, and civic [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s convenient and super-quick online shopping culture has been a relief for many who opt to stay home during the new coronavirus pandemic. Almost every item one can think of — from pet food to paper straws — is delivered to doorsteps in two or three days at [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A labor union representing gig workers of food delivery apps submitted an application to the government Thursday to be officially recognized as a labor union. Members of Rider Union held a press conference in front of the labor ministry’s Seoul district office in central Seoul, asking the government to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Delivery workers on Thursday called for heightened safety measures as demand for online shipping and food deliveries are surging in line with the spreading new coronavirus. “Delivery workers who meet customers every day and work outdoors face a risky situation, but measures by companies and the government are not [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Recently, there has been a campaign on SNS to “not order parcels” so that delivery workers can get a proper rest. The move came after the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) proposed a campaign for the public to join forces to guarantee that workers would be able to [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has proposed a labor regulations overhaul for delivery workers, which will make them eligible for overtime pay and a better insurance coverage for work-related injuries by 2022. According to the proposal released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a number of measures will be [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite growing demand for delivery apps that is creating tens of thousands of jobs, delivery people are overlooked by current labor laws in South Korea, leaving many of them vulnerable to legal loopholes and breaches of employee rights. Suitable to the busy lifestyle of South Koreans who want to enjoy [...]