The National Express Trade Union under the National Federation of Democratic Trade Unions of Korea held a press conference on the 27th and stated that 97% of the union members participated in the general strike vote of the express trade union held not long ago, and 91% of them were in favor of the strike. According to this, The union announced that it will start an unlimited strike on the 29th.
From the 29th of this month, 2800 union members working in private express delivery companies such as CJ Korea Express, Lotte Delivery, and Hanjin Delivery will go on strike. The 2650 union members of the post office of the express union will refuse to deliver unsorted items. Participate in the strike in the form of parcels.
The labor union stated that after reaching a "social agreement" with the courier company, the working environment of the courier site has not been improved, and the signing of the labor agreement is a condition for canceling the strike. The union believes that the express company should recognize the legal status of the express union and include the content of the social agreement in the labor agreement.
It is understood that there have been many deaths of couriers due to overwork in South Korea last year. In this regard, the South Korean labor community has reported that the new crown epidemic has led to a sharp increase in express delivery and overloaded delivery personnel. Later, the Express Committee of the Korea Integrated Logistics Association, established by the national express companies, designated August 14 as a "day off for express workers."
data shows that since the outbreak of the epidemic in South Korea, the average daily express throughput has surged by about 30% compared to previous years. Korea Express, which has occupied nearly half of the express market, has to handle about 10 million express mails every day, setting the company to open express delivery services. The highest record ever since.
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