The Harsh Realities of Korea’s Delivery Workers
Behind Korea’s booming e-commerce lies the struggle of delivery drivers: rising parcel volumes, shrinking pay, physical exhaustion, and fragmented labor solidarity. Surging Volumes, Growing Burden Online communities and social media reveal drivers’ biggest concern: parcel surges. During sales or apartment move-ins, workloads can jump 1.5x above average, with some handling 230–300 parcels per day. This … Read more