김진일 전 청년대변인 “쿠팡, 근로여건 열악” 일갈일용직 노동자 '전자제품 반입금지' 생사여탈권에 직결된 문제
김 전 청년대변인은 노동시장 이중구조 문제의 해법을 찾고자 지난 3년여간 근로여건 문제가 불거지고 있는 쿠팡 물류센터에서 허브(HUB), 출고(OB), 배송(플렉스) 3가지 직무에서 직접 일용직 노동자로 근로했다고 밝혔다.
그러면서 “쿠팡 일용직 노동자로 근무하며 식사 시간 1시간을 제외한 근로시간 9시간 중 별도의 휴게시간은 전혀 제공 받지 못했다”며 “김해 소재의 조선소 하청업체인 엔진부품 제조공장의 근로여건을 비교해 본 결과 조선소 하청업체도 2시간 근로 후 10분의 휴식시간을 제공하고 있는 것에 비해 쿠팡의 근로여건은 열악했다”고 꼬집었다.
또 “쿠팡 일용직 근로자는 작업장 내 전자제품 반입을 금지하고 있는데 영상교육자료에서 휴대폰, 전자시계, 카메라, 녹음기 등 총 4가지 전자기기를 특정하고 있었다”며 “반도체 제조공장과 같이 보안시설도 아닌 물류센터에 이 같은 규정이 일용직 근로자에게만 차별적으로 적용되는 것은 중대한 권리침해로 보인다”고 주장했다.
그러면서 “쿠팡 교육담당자는 물류센터가 넓고 구조가 온열질환 등의 이유로 쓰러지면 찾지 못할 가능성이 높아 근무지 이탈을 하지 말아 달라고 권고했는데, 교육담당자 조차 경고할 정도로 복잡한 구조를 가진 물류센터에서 지난 2021년에 발생한 쿠팡덕평물류센터 화재사고와 같이 재난사고가 다시 발생한다면, 근로자가 스스로 구조요청을 할 수 있는 수단을 빼앗기게 되는 것”이라며 “근로자는 근로시간 동안 자신의 생사여탈권을 쿠팡이 쥐고 있다고 느끼기에 충분하다”고 설명했다.
김 전 청년대변인은 지차제가 쿠팡을 유치하기 위해 투자협약 체결에도 지자체의 문제가 있어 보인다고 지적했다.
김 전 청년대변인에 따르면, 지자체장의 서명이 날인된 투자협약서는 통상 사업자가 금융권 대출심사과정에서 사업안정성과 신뢰성 입증을 위해 보조적으로 제출하는 서류로도 활용될 수 있고, 농수산가공식품업 등 일부 산업에서는 융자한도 증액이라는 혜택을 받는데 필수서류일 정도로 중요도가 높다.
“쿠팡은 지난 2021년 경상남도, 창원시, 김해시, 부산진해경제자유구역과 투자협약을 체결해 창원시에서 3,200명, 김해시에서 800명의 신규고용을 약속했으나, 이는 정규직과 비정규직 등 고용형태를 구분하지 않는 상시고용인원에 해당해 시민들이 원하는 양질의 일자리라고 보기 어렵고, 쿠팡이 지향하고 있는 사업 방향은 노동력이 점차 줄어들 것으로 예상되는 스마트물류산업”이라며 “지자체장의 임기 기간 중 많아야 20여 건 정도 발행되지 않는 서류인 만큼 투자협약체결에 좀 더 신중을 기할 필요가 있다”고 말했다.
끝으로 “지난 3년여간 쿠팡의 근로여건 개선을 위해 수 많은 언론인들이 잠입취재를 시도하다 고소 등의 불이익을 당한 것으로 알고 있다”며 “소비자의 편리함을 위해 쿠팡을 둘러싼 모든 이해관계자들을 적으로 만드는 행위는 중단되어야 할 것”이라고 말했다.
이에 쿠팡CFS는 “직원들의 안전과 건강을 최우선 가치로 최적의 업무환경에서 작업할 수 있도록 노력하고 있으며, 직원들의 업무 강도를 낮추기 위해 자동화설비 확대, AI를 활용한 작업 동선 최적화 등에 지속적으로 투자하고 있다”고 뉴스파다 제작진에 입장을 밝혔다.
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*Below is the [full text] of the English article translated using ‘Google Translate’.‘Google Translate’ is working to increase understanding.It is assumed that there may be errors in the English translation.
Kim Jin-il, former youth spokesperson, said, “Coupang has poor working conditions”
Daily workers are banned from bringing in electronic devices, a problem directly related to their right to life and death.
Kim Jin-il, former youth spokesperson of the People Power Party's Gyeongnam Provincial Party, appeared on MBC Gyeongnam Newspada on the 3rd and criticized Coupang's working conditions as being worse than those of shipyard subcontractors.
In order to find a solution to the problem of dual structure in the labor market, Kim, a former youth spokesperson, directly hired daily workers in three positions - HUB, Outsourcing (OB), and Delivery (Flex) - at the Coupang Logistics Center, where working conditions issues have been on the rise for the past three years. He stated that he worked as a worker.
At the same time, he said, “I worked as a daily worker at Coupang and was not provided with any separate break time out of the 9 hours of work excluding the 1-hour meal period.” He added, “After comparing the working conditions at the engine parts manufacturing plant, a subcontractor of the shipyard located in Gimhae, the shipyard He pointed out, “Compared to subcontractors providing a 10-minute break after 2 hours of work, Coupang’s working conditions were poor.”
In addition, “Coupang daily workers are prohibited from bringing electronic products into the workplace, and in the video training material, a total of four types of electronic devices, including mobile phones, electronic watches, cameras, and recorders, were specified,” he said. “It is a logistics facility that is not a security facility like a semiconductor manufacturing plant.” “It appears to be a serious violation of rights for the center to apply such regulations discriminatoryly only to daily workers,” he argued.
At the same time, “Coupang’s training manager advised people not to leave their workplace because the distribution center is large and structured, so there is a high possibility that they will not be found if they collapse due to heat-related illness or other reasons. However, in 2021, the logistics center has a complex structure that even the training staff warned about. “If a disaster like the fire accident at Coupang’s Deokpyeong Logistics Center occurs again, workers will be deprived of the means to request rescue on their own,” he said. “Workers feel that Coupang holds the power over their life and death during working hours.” “It’s enough,” he explained.
Former youth spokesperson Kim pointed out that the local government system appears to have problems with signing an investment agreement to attract Coupang.
According to former youth spokesperson Kim, the investment agreement signed by the head of the local government can usually be used as an auxiliary document submitted by a business operator to prove business stability and reliability during the loan screening process in the financial sector, and can be used in some industries such as agriculture, fisheries, and processed food industries. It is so important that it is a required document to receive the benefit of increased loan limit.
“Coupang signed investment agreements with Gyeongsangnam-do, Changwon-si, Gimhae-si, and Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone in 2021 and promised to hire 3,200 new people in Changwon-si and 800 in Gimhae-si, but this is a permanent job that does not distinguish between regular and irregular employment types. “It is difficult to say that it is a quality job that citizens want in terms of the number of employees, and the business direction that Coupang is aiming for is the smart logistics industry, where the labor force is expected to gradually decrease,” he said. “During the term of office of the local government head, at most about 20 documents were not issued. “There is a need to be more careful when concluding investment agreements,” he said.
Lastly, “I understand that over the past three years, numerous journalists have attempted to undercover coverage of Coupang to improve their working conditions and have suffered disadvantages such as lawsuits,” and added, “For the convenience of consumers, we are making enemies of all stakeholders surrounding Coupang.” “The act must stop,” he said.
Accordingly, Coupang CFS says, “We are striving to ensure that employees work in an optimal work environment with the safety and health of our employees as our top priority. In order to reduce the intensity of our employees’ work, we are continuously investing in expanding automated facilities and optimizing work flow using AI. “There is,” he expressed his position to the Newspada production team. <저작권자 ⓒ 브레이크뉴스경남 무단전재 및 재배포 금지>
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