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More than 10 courier workers died this year alone, from overwork and overwork.

In order to prevent this unfortunate death, fundamental measures for the courier labor market must be in place.



Reporter Jeong Seong-jin reported on what plans are being discussed.



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aunt, who has been in the courier service for 11 years, a full courier vehicle, and overwork for over 13 hours a day has become a daily routine.



It is actually a forced labor for Mr. Ko, who has to make a living.



[Mr. Ko/Courier: You have a given amount, but it is practically impossible to adjust the working hours.

It's a business operator and almost subordinated to a special employee company...

.] Since the



coronavirus began in earnest, the monthly delivery volume has increased by as much as 80 million, and there is also a survey result that the average working time of delivery workers reaches 71.3 hours.



There are many opinions that courier drivers are specially employed workers who are not covered by the Labor Standards Act, but they should apply working hours restrictions such as 52 hours a week and 5 days a week.



[Han Mi-kyung/CEO of the National Women's Solidarity: If special measures are not prepared by adding a separate manpower and shortening the working hours to an appropriate level, the death procession of courier workers will continue (will continue)]



To this end, late-night delivery and early morning delivery. There are also claims that it should be banned in principle.



Courier companies' efforts to change the working environment are also needed.



[Courier workers: 7 to 8 hours (working hours) will be half less than those in there (sorting work).] In



fact, the burden on the courier workers should be relieved by clearly defining the sorting work, which is'free labor'. .



[Tax Hwa/Democratic Trade Union Lawyer: If you are responsible for (classification work), you will need to discuss what ratio (the courier and workers) will pay for the long-time work.]



Employment insurance and industrial accident insurance, etc. It is also urgent to improve the system to absorb workers into the social safety net.



[Kim, Sung - Hee / Industrial Labor Policy Institute: Apply to apply mutatis mutandis as it applied only IACI broader community safety standards in the Labor Standards Act, something like this can I be come in, but the solution -



direct to strengthen the courier company responsible for You also need to consider hiring options.



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