Coupang Worker Dies; Corporate Blame-Shifting, Naturally
The National Courier Workers' Union has filed a complaint against Coupang founder Kim Bom-suk, alleging a cover-up and destruction of evidence surrounding delivery worker Jang Deok-jun's 2020 death from overwork. Coupang's alleged response, according to the union, was not accountability but a systematic effort to "downplay and cover up the incident." This echoes countless labor struggles
worldwide, where corporate profits consistently outweigh worker safety, often using legal maneuvers to deflect responsibility. One might wonder if the real complaint here isn't just about a specific incident, but the entire operating model that prioritizes brutal efficiency over human life. How many more 'overwork' deaths must be systematically downplayed before investor confidence is ever, *ever*
questioned more loudly than corporate legal strategies? The convenience of next-day delivery seems to come at an increasingly steep, and often fatal, human cost.