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| ▲ Park Mi-sook (R), the mother of a late worker at a Coupang logistics center, speaks to reporters as she arrives at the office of an investigation team of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Mapo Ward to be questioned as a witness on Jan. 6, 2026. (Yonhap) |
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Mother of late Coupang worker calls for truth behind workplace death
By Yi Wonju
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- The mother of a late worker at a Coupang logistics center appeared before police Tuesday as a witness amid allegations the e-commerce giant attempted to cover up an industrial accident.
The worker, Jang Deok-jun, died of acute myocardial infarction in 2020 after returning home from an overnight shift in 2020, with his death presumed to be linked to overwork.
"Our family cannot contain our rage as to why a young man in his 20s was driven to such an unjust death," Jang's mother said, calling for the truth behind his death to be fully uncovered.
The National Courier Workers' Union has accused the company of downplaying Jang's death and filed a complaint with the police against Coupang Inc. founder Kim Bom-suk last month, claiming that Kim instigated destruction of evidence to cover up the incident.
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