South Korea s Coupang faces accusations of deaths from overwork
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Coupang, South Korea s largest e-commerce company, has been accused of unsafe and demanding working conditions that led to the deaths of nine workers over the past year. File photo by Yonhap
Critics of Coupang, include Park Mi-sook (R), the mother of a logistics center employee who died from overwork. She called at a press briefing in Seoul last week for the company to improve its working conditions. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI
SEOUL, April 27 (UPI) South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang saw its global profile soar after a high-profile initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange last month, but at home it continues to be shadowed by deaths of employees that critics allege are due to grueling hours and unsafe conditions.