Targeting Logistics Centers and Delivery Camps from the 10th,
Vehicles are parked at a Coupang parking lot in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 30th of last month. Coupang announced that 33.7 million customer accounts’ personal information was confirmed to have been leaked. Reporter Choi Hyun-soo emd@hani.co.kr,
, ‘The Ministry of Employment and Labor will begin an inspection starting the 10th, in response to recent deaths of Coupang logistics center workers and delivery personnel working at night.’,
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, ‘The Ministry announced on the 1st that it would begin inspecting nightly work and health protection measures at Coupang logistics centers and delivery camps from the 10th. This follows the instructions given by Minister of Labor Kim Young-hoon during an unannounced inspection of a Coupang logistics center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on the 28th of last month.’,
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, ‘The inspection will target 4 Coupang logistics centers under the Coupang CFS subsidiary, where recent deaths occurred in Yongin, Anseong, and Dongtan, as well as 3 delivery camps under the Coupang Logistics Services (CLS) subsidiary, and 15 agencies where Coupang QuickFlex (delivery personnel) have a high presence.’,
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, ‘The Ministry aims to examine nighttime labor and break time conditions for logistics center workers and delivery personnel. It will verify whether special health checkups, mandated for regular night workers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, are being properly conducted and if appropriate rest areas are being provided as part of health protection measures.’,
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, ‘The Ministry also plans to look into allegations from Coupang of delivery personnel using others’ IDs, as claimed by the National Courier Union and others, which have resulted in over seven consecutive days of work.’,
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, ‘After the inspection, the Ministry is considering expanding its inspection to other logistics centers and delivery camps.’,
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