67.7% of Workers Willing to Sacrifice Convenience for Night Work Restrictions: What This Means for Delivery Services
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A Coupang center in Seoul[Yonhap News file photo][Yonhap News file photo]
About two in three workers said they would accept the inconvenience of restrictions on night work, according to a new survey.
Labor-rights group JikjangGapjil119 said on the 29th that it commissioned polling firm Global Research to survey 1,000 workers nationwide aged 19 and older from the 2nd to the 8th of last month. The poll has a ±3.1 percentage-point margin of error at a 95% confidence level.
When asked whether they would accept disruptions—such as suspending or scaling back early-morning deliveries—if limiting night work would protect workers’ health and safety, 67.7% replied yes.
Some 80.6% agreed that night work negatively affects workers’ health and safety.
On the question of nighttime services like late-night deliveries, 63.0% said workers’ health and safety are more important.
Just 17.9% prioritized consumer convenience.
JikjangGapjil119 said the results indicate public awareness of the risks associated with night work has reached a high level and is translating into a willingness to take action.
Yoo Seon-woo, a labor attorney at JikjangGapjil119, urged policymakers to adopt rules that prohibit night work by default and allow it only in exceptional cases, arguing that workers’ health should not be traded for others’ convenience.
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