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social consensus organization, which is discussing ways to improve the working environment of courier workers, could not conclude at the 5th meeting yesterday (19th).
The courier union voted for and against the general strike at today's meeting, suggesting that an agreement should be finalized.
This is reporter Jeong Seong-jin.
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Social consensus organizations, including the courier labor, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and the Ministry of Employment, held meetings yesterday three times a day to negotiate the last minute, but in the end, an agreement was not reached.
Although we discussed who will be in charge of the parcel sorting process and the realization of the cost of parcel delivery, we were unable to narrow the disagreement between labor and management.
The courier union said it was the conclusion of the social consensus organization that sorting was the job of the courier, but pointed out that the courier was responsible for the mismatch, saying that the courier was changing words.
[Gyeong-ho Jin/Senior Vice-Chairman of the National Courier Union: (Couriers) The 5th agreement was broken as the
courier companies
argued that even the very basic agreement that sorting is not the (courier's) business.]
The position is that the courier cannot bear the responsibility and cost for all sorting tasks without realization.
As previously announced, the courier union decided to start voting for or against a general strike on the 27th.
However, if the government and courier companies come up with a compromise, they are in a position to participate in the negotiations one last time today.
The government plans to persuade the courier labor and management to attempt a last-minute agreement, but it is expected that a general parcel strike will be concluded based on the results of today's negotiations.