Investigation Launched into Violations of the Gypsies Act and Infectious Disease Control Act
The National Courier Workers' Union, which has been on strike for a week demanding measures to prevent overwork-related deaths among delivery workers, launched a large-scale rally on the 15th. Approximately 5,000 union members plan to continue the rally for 1 night and 2 days until the results of the second round of social agreement being held at the National Assembly are announced. The Courier Workers' Union is shouting slogans at Yeouido Park. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@
[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The police will investigate illegal activities related to the nationwide Courier Workers' Union (Courier Union) rally held at Yeouido Park in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.
The Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul announced on the 15th, "We plan to strictly take legal action against the organizers and key participants of the Courier Union rally for violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act and the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act."
Regarding the Courier Union rally held at Yeouido Park on the same day, the police explained, "Despite multiple warnings about the risk of infectious disease spread due to the gathering of a large number of people, the union proceeded with the rally."
The Yeongdeungpo Police Station has formed a dedicated investigation team consisting of 16 members, including the head of the Intelligent Investigation Division, to investigate illegal activities at the rally site.
About 4,000 Courier Union members gathered from across the country began a 1-night, 2-day sit-in protest starting that day, demanding measures against death from overwork and the implementation of social agreements.
The rally was held in line with the resumption of the final meeting for the second social agreement. The Courier Union has been on a full strike since the 9th after the failure of the second agreement regarding courier drivers' overwork issues on the 8th.
The social agreement body created a first agreement in January to prevent overwork among courier workers, excluding sorting tasks from the basic work scope of courier workers and requiring the company to deploy dedicated personnel for sorting tasks. Since then, discussions have been ongoing regarding the size of sorting personnel and solutions to wage reductions due to decreased working hours.
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