Korean Bagel Worker Dies, Proving Capitalism Never Sleeps
At the London Bagel Museum, an employee in her 20s died after chronic and acute overwork, as reported by the Korea Times. She clocked nearly 80 hours a week, including a 21-hour shift days before her death. Her employment contract allegedly budgeted 14 hours of overtime weekly, clearly violating the national 52-hour workweek limit. The company, LBM, is reportedly refusing to provide work records,
claiming their data 'differs from the family's claims.' One might wonder at what point the pursuit of trendy baked goods became a lethal endeavor, or why a company that profits from demand can't manage basic labor laws. This isn't just 'overwork'; it's a structural indifference that sacrifices lives for profit margins, then stonewalls investigations. Because nothing says 'sorry for your loss' like
denying the obvious and obstructing justice. The real museum piece here is the audacity.