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courier union went on an indefinite strike starting today (9th). An agreement was reached in January that the company would take over the laborious sorting of parcels, the union says, but that promise is not being kept.



The issues and prospects of the strike were highlighted by reporter Jeong Seong-jin.



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distribution center sorting facility has stopped, and parcels waiting to be delivered are piled up like a mountain.



The parcel delivery union went on an indefinite strike with over 90% approval.



[I condemn the courier company for refusing to reach a social agreement!] Of the



total 6,600 union members, about 2,100 took part in the strike, and 4,500 people who do not have the right to strike will continue refusing to work.



The union went on strike because the social agreement in January that the courier had to take over the sorting work pointed out as the cause of overwork was still not being followed.



It has been five months since the settlement, but a large part of the sorting work is still done by couriers.



In response, the courier company is claiming a one-year grace period, saying that it takes time for cost increases and staffing.



[Jin Kyung-ho/Chairman of the National Courier Union: For a year, whether or not the courier workers die or die, they say that they will call their ships through the courier charges they have already raised... .]



The reason the conflict continues like a dodol-pyo even after reaching an agreement is that the first social agreement contains only a declarative content that the courier will take charge of the sorting work and does not set a specific timetable.



The problem of reorganizing the delivery cost is also a homework to be solved.



The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport suggested that it is necessary to raise the delivery cost by 170 won for sorting personnel, etc., but the delivery union argues that it is necessary to compensate for the reduced wages by the reduced working hours to prevent overwork.



Delivery companies are dissatisfied, saying that unreasonable delivery cost restructuring such as 'a hundred margin' given to shippers should be preceded.



The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to continue arbitration against the labor union and courier companies.



(Video coverage: Kim Seong-il, video editing: Kim Seon-tak)