Delivery workers sort through parcels at a distribution center in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2021. (Photo: Yonhap News)
Delivery workers reached a final agreement with their employers to prevent overwork by placing the burden of sorting parcels on the companies.
The two sides had been in negotiations over a deal after 19 delivery workers died last year apparently due to overwork.
The agreement on Thursday, which was mediated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stipulates that logistics firms bear the responsibility for sorting parcels before their delivery.
It also includes measures to limit nighttime deliveries.
The workers earlier threatened to strike unless measures were put in place to prevent their overwork ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, when demand for deliveries is expected to soar.
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