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On the afternoon of the 17th, the Committee for Countermeasures against Overworked Delivery Drivers holds a commemorative parade at the entrance to Euljiro, carrying the five messengers who died this year following the conviction of CJ Logistics. The bereaved family of the late Kim Won-jong, who died during the delivery of the package, and representatives of civil society organizations attended. Yunhap news
At 5 pm on the 17th, the Ungu parade appeared in Euljiro 1-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, where the department stores were concentrated. The merchants, dressed in hemp and black masks, shared a coffin surrounded by black cloth and cut off the last path of their companions. Jangji was the headquarters of CJ Logistics, located in Seosomun-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul.
In the wake of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), there are accidents in which courier workers die from overwork. According to the Courier Overwork Workers Committee, 10 courier workers died this year alone, and five of them belonged to CJ Logistics. The Ungu matrix that appeared in the middle of the city that day symbolized the five messengers who died. The Countermeasures Committee held a condemnation rally in front of the Euljiro Station of Metro Line 2 starting at 4:00 p.m. this day.
The father of the late Kim Won-jong, a courier worker at CJ Logistics, embraces the spirit of his son at a memorial rally held at the entrance to CJ Logistics headquarters. News 1
The late Kim Won-jong’s father, Kim Mo (80), also attended the rally. With one hand, Mr. Kim never stopped stroking the banner with his son’s name. With the other hand, the son’s spirit was held tightly. As a speaker, Mr. Kim raised his voice and said, “My son couldn’t even eat, he ran 14 hours a day and worked” and “Is this what a person would do?” He then appealed saying: “Our son should be last” and “we need measures to avoid overwork.”
Wonjong was transferred to the hospital on the 8th at around 7:30 pm on the 8th, showing sudden symptoms of shortness of breath while performing a delivery service in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, but died. The Countermeasures Committee found that Kim would arrive at work at 6:30 a.m. every day, leave work around 9-10 p.m., and deliver an average of 400 packages per day.
The Countermeasures Committee criticized: “The bundles of money piled up in the granaries of CJ Logistics were none other than the value of the lives of the dead workers.” The Countermeasures Committee asked CJ Logistics to △ apologize to all the people, △ pay compensation for the survivors, △ solve the problem of long-term classification. In addition, the Task Force also urged the government to punish those involved in CJ Logistics and carry out special labor supervision by defining overworked parcel workers as a serious accident, and to establish a joint private committee to solve the problem. from overwork.
After the rally, the Countermeasures Committee began marching towards CJ Logistics headquarters with Youngjeong, a coffin, and a manjang symbolizing the death of a courier worker. In addition to Seoul, meetings of courier workers condemning CJ Logistics were held in Cheonan, Cheongju, Changwon, Ulsan, Daegu, and Jeju.
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