SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A nurse who committed suicide after struggling with an excessive workload caused by COVID-19 has been recognized by the court as having died on duty. The Seoul Administrative Court recently ruled in favor of the family of the late nurse, who sued the Minister of Personnel Management. The nurse, [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The delivery workers union struck a deal Friday with the national postal service, ending labor disputes and opening a way for a safer working environment for couriers. The Korea Post accepted the demands by the Parcel Delivery Workers’ Solidarity Union that its couriers will be exempt from sorting parcels [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Delivery workers reached an agreement with their employers on Thursday on preventing overwork, averting a strike ahead of next month’s Lunar New Year. The agreement, which was mediated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stipulates that logistics firms bear the responsibility for sorting parcels before their delivery, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s parcel delivery workers on Wednesday called on their companies to offer measures to prevent overwork-related casualties and keep a promise to beef up staffing. A civic task force working for the rights of delivery workers, which was formed in July to improve working conditions for couriers, 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, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The term ‘overwork’ means working excessively, which can result in extreme fatigue and exhaustion. Everyone knows that overwork can become a cause of all illnesses when accumulated. However, the concept of overwork in South Korea is quite relative and varies with one’s occupation. Depending on the job, people have different [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on December 28 its revisions to workers’ compensation, designating certain illnesses as harm suffered during work and expanding the parameters of coverage. The changes are to go into effect starting in January. Next year, cerebrovascular or cardiovascular illnesses – diseases troubling many [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Overwork is once again in the headlines thanks to a former employee of Netmarble Neo, a subsidiary of the video game company, who spoke at a press conference held in Yeouido on August 8 decrying the dangers of the excessive work culture at his former job. The man in question joined [...]
ASAN, SOUTH KOREA, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Death of Another Postal Worker in Asan Raises Concerns Over Poor Working Conditions Only two months after a letter carrier succumbed to arteriosclerosis in Asan, another postal worker was found dead in his home in the same region by a colleague earlier this week, adding to the [...]