Deaths of sleepless delivery drivers spark outcry in South Korea

Pandemic spurs massive demand in courier services, and excessive workloads

20201028 South Korea Delivery

Delivery workers at Lotte Global Logistics march after holding a ceremony at a logistics center in Seoul on Tuesday to join a strike organized by the union of nationwide delivery workers.  © EPA/Yonhap/Jiji

STEVEN BOROWIEC, Contributing writer

SEOUL -- The text message, sent at 4:30 a.m., starts with an apology.

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