he Youth Community Forum began its three-day protest Thursday in central Seoul and outside pizza chains, urging them to scrap pledges to customers of free pizza if delivery takes longer than 30 minutes.
“Stop the murderous 30-minute delivery pledge,” chanted some 10 representatives from the activists' group as they rallied in the busy commercial district of Myeongdong, waving banners.
The cost of a late pizza is customarily deducted from a delivery man's wages, meaning they often drive recklessly to deliver orders on time.
The labour ministry said there were 1,395 accidents nationwide last year involving motorbikes delivering food of various types.
Figures for fatalities were unavailable but the recent death of a 19-year-old delivery youth helped spark protests.
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