The delivery industry in Corona 19 enjoys a special time. It is forecasted both inside and outside the industry that this courier special will continue for the time being as non-face-to-face consumption spreads. But there is a dark shadow that supports this boom. It is the serial death of a courier worker due to overwork.

How can this dry sentence of '4 courier workers died only this year' show the cousin's murderous labor intensity? On the 4th, Seo Hyung-wook, a courier worker at Jinrye agency of CJ Korea Express Gimhae Terminal, suddenly lost his life. His colleagues, who had never had a chronic illness at the age of 40, have been hesitant about the amount of runaway since Corona. On the last working day before he died, Mr. Seo was hard to climb the stairs, so he asked his colleagues for the remaining amount and drove directly to the hospital. I had an emergency surgery, but it never happened again. That was Seo's last.


● 14-15 hours a day courier work…

Seo's colleagues in 10,000 deliveries a month remembered him as a very diligent and warm person. The person who always comes to work first, boils water in an electric pot, and when his colleagues go to work, he gives out a cup of coffee. Residents also considered Mr. Seo, who was meticulous and friendly, as more than just a courier. Mr. Seo went to work at 7:00 in the past 3 months and left work late at midnight. Digested more than 300 courier shipments per day. A lot of people wept over the news that Mr. Seo, who was struggling with the increasing volume, had a sudden death.

In fact, a series of overworked workers of courier workers were predicted. In June, a 33-year-old Rozen courier worker died of myocardial infarction, and in May, a sleeping courier worker belonging to CJ Korea Express died suddenly. In March, a Coupang shipping worker was found dead on the stairs, but was killed. With Corona 19, the quantity has increased by 30-40% than usual, but the company is not taking proper measures. The sad death is happening after courier workers, who have been suffering from overwork, do more heavy work.


● "The life of Paris that can't be stopped even if you want to stop,'I'm going to die'" The

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is also aware of the seriousness of the problem. In April, we held a meeting with the courier industry, and made recommendations with information such as recruiting articles, preparing an appropriate working system, and ensuring break time, but field workers could not feel this. In fact, the government has left the sidelines of courier companies that are hungry for money instead of worker health and safety. One courier said, "If you don't know the courier site, you shouldn't stop working, but you can't really stop. I'm afraid I'll be cut off because I'm a Parisian even if I want to take a day off. "I can't even afford a vacation in the country." It is said that there is no law that there will be no other courier worker.


● CJ Korea Express introduces a'quantity reduction request system'… As the "long-time labor core job classification work"

was continued, CJ Korea Express decided to stipulate the'quantity reduction request system' that standardized the practice of courier articles orally negotiating with the store's standard contract. CJ Logistics explained that "Courier articles will reduce the amount of shipment through voluntary selection and create a foundation for enjoying a life with dinner."

But criticism is countermeasures against the situation. It is virtually impossible for articles that are difficult to maintain if voluntarily to reduce their income to voluntarily reduce their quantity. Also, because the courier articles sign a contract with each agency, CJ Korea Express' standard contract is a reference, not a mandatory one. Most of all, the voice of the field is that the root cause of overwork is a negligible countermeasure due to a reduced per-shipment shipping fee and unpaid work by drivers.


● "I'm more concerned about the upcoming'home delivery peak season'..." On August 14th, the

increase in volume since Corona'Day Without Courier' has shown no signs of decreasing. The coming September, October, and November are the busiest times for courier workers in the year. Courier workers are already worried about how much harder it will be this year, even when it comes to corona. Fortunately, the four major couriers set the 14th of next month as the first'no courier day'. It is 28 years since the start of the courier industry.

Everyone knows how comfortable our lives are thanks to the world's fastest delivery service. However, how long can a'courier', like a simple daily routine, lean on someone's overwork as it is now? The bizarre word, courier service, should now disappear.