Hard work: A delivery man on his rounds in Seoul. Most work 18-hour days. — AFP
DEATHS of overworked delivery service workers – 13 this year alone – have exposed the reality of South Korea’s gig economy in this year of the pandemic.
The delivery services that we enjoy, whether for food or any other product, are so amazingly convenient and fast that “flash delivery” and “bullet delivery” labels are common.
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