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 South Korean package delivery drivers die from overwork

Since the Covid 19 pandemic began,people have increasingly turned to online shopping. This helps us avoid social contact and the spread of the virus, but it puts tremendous pressure on the delivery staff that bring our packages. Here in the USA, I am sure you have seen many Amazon delivery trucks zooming around town. The same thing is true in South Korea and in many other countries. In Seoul, South Korea's capital, online shopping is just as big as in the USA and perhaps even bigger. Unfortunately this means that the delivery staff have to work extremely hard and in some cases they work so hard they actually die from overwork. 27-year-old Jang Deok-jin recently died after a night shift delivering items in Seoul. His father visited the Korean government to beg for better conditions for delivery people. Although Jang's company has now hired more drivers and decreased the workload of its staff, they still have to deliver hundreds of packages a day for low pay. Hopefully the future will be brighter for delivery drivers in South Korea and around the world.

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Question: what would you do to improve the work conditions of delivery staff?