Asia Insight · SEASON 9

Deliveries Among COVID-19 in South Korea

Episode 24 · 2020-09-04

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Episode overview

COVID-19 is forcing many South Koreans to shop online, increasing the number of online purchases by 30% in 2020. However, the delivery drivers who bear this burden lack job security or basic labor rights. Drivers are responsible for providing their own vehicles, but pay for each delivery is meager, pushing many to severe overwork in order to replace the income lost to the pandemic. This episode depicts the harsh work environment these drivers suffer.

28 minutes

Season 9 episodes

1. Fighting for Marriage Equality: Taiwan2020-01-10 2. The Twilight of Chinese Coal2020-01-17 3. Leaving It All Behind - Thailand2020-01-24 4. Taiwan's Battle with Fake News2020-01-31 5. Returning from ISIL: Kazakhstan2020-02-14 6. Living Among the Two Koreas2020-02-21 7. A Second Chance in Bangkok's Slums2020-03-06 8. A Mixed Blessing: A World Heritage City in Uzbekistan2020-03-20 9. Japan and the Philippines: Specified Skilled Worker System Year One2020-03-27 10. Beijing's Room of Rage2020-04-10 11. South Korea's Elderly Box Foragers2020-04-24 12. Documenting Home: Myanmar2020-05-08 13. Businesses Struggling with COVID-19 in Shenzhen2020-05-29 14. Coronavirus Crisis: Answering the Call - Thai Monks on the Frontline2020-06-05 15. Sketching a Better Myanmar through Satire2020-06-12 16. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Poverty2020-07-03 17. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Business2020-07-10 18. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Culture2020-07-17 19. North Borneo's Isolated Stateless2020-07-24 20. Protecting the Elderly from COVID-19: South Korea2020-07-31 21. Guangzhou's Apparel Industry Facing COVID-192020-08-07 22. Wuhan: An App to Survive Post-Corona2020-08-21 23. Vietnam: A Mega-Hospital in Lockdown2020-08-28 24. Deliveries Among COVID-19 in South Korea2020-09-04 25. Making Art from a Pandemic: Wuhan, China2020-09-25 26. Dreaming of a Medal: Mongolia2020-10-09 27. Thailand's Struggling Inbound Tourism2020-10-16 28. The "Made in Hong Kong" Dilemma2020-10-30 29. Spreading Kindness: Online Barter in the Philippines2020-11-13 30. Echoes of Musical Tradition: Mongolia2020-11-27 31. The Unsung Heroes Fighting the Coronavirus: Thailand2020-12-18 32. Entrepreneurs of the Massive Housing Complex: Guizhou, China2020-12-25