[사회]Courier driver “Death following rapid increase in workload … action needed”

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The deaths of courier drivers suffering from excessive work continue amid the Corona 19 crisis.

Courier drivers who faced an unfortunate death met and urged management to apologize and prevent a repeat.

Reporter Kim Woo-jun reports.

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There is a photo of Youngjeong in front of the black coffin.

These are the messengers who have passed away since last April.

Eight courier drivers died this year, including the late Kim Won-jong, who died on the 8th.

After the death, the courier drivers held an expropriation contest urging the management to apologize.

“Instantly form a joint private committee for overworked courier workers. Organize! Organize! Fight!”

After the expropriation contest, they marched towards the home delivery headquarters.

In a solemn atmosphere, the commemorative parade, which started from Euljiro Station, continued for about 40 minutes to the delivery company to which the late Kim Won-jong belonged.

The late Kim Won-jong is known to have suffered heavy work for an average of 15 hours a day, six times a week, as his workload increased rapidly due to Corona 19 before his death.

[김삼영 / 故 김원종 씨 아버지 : 시간 좀 주세요. 뛰어다녀요. 뛰어다녀요. 14시간을 뛰어다녀요. 밥 먹을 시간도 없이….]

Courier drivers said the hard work Kim went through was the pain front-line drivers face every day.

[윤중현 / 택배연대 노조 우체국 본부장 : 추가적인 과로사에 대해서도 수차례 경고해왔다. 그러나 재벌 택배사들에 중요한 것은 택배 노동자들의 목숨이 아니었다.]

However, the controversy over overwork has not stopped, such as the death of Mr. A, a 20-year-old worker at the Coupang Distribution Center in Chilgok, Gyeongbuk.

[진경호 / 택배연대노동조합 수석부위원장 : 고인은 1년 넘게 야간작업만 투입됐고, 그 과정에서 가슴 통증을 극심하게 호소한 것들이 두세 차례 있었다는 거로 저희는 과로사로 추정하고 있습니다.]

Coupang explained that Mr. A’s average working hours per week is 44 hours, so he is not overworked.

YTN Kim Woo-jun[[email protected]]is.

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