Water, cooling sleeves among summer supplies distributed

'Will keep expanding support to prevent heat illness on the job'

Yoon Jae-seung (second from left), head of CJ Logistics' O-NE division, and Jeon Hyeon-seok (first from left), chairman of the franchise association, encourage workers and hand out cold drinks at a CJ Logistics parcel terminal on Tuesday. [CJ Logistics]
Yoon Jae-seung (second from left), head of CJ Logistics' O-NE division, and Jeon Hyeon-seok (first from left), chairman of the franchise association, encourage workers and hand out cold drinks at a CJ Logistics parcel terminal on Tuesday. [CJ Logistics]

CJ Logistics held coffee truck events at major parcel terminals across the country to mark the peak summer heat season, the company announced Wednesday.

The events were organized to express gratitude to delivery workers and other staff keeping operations running through the sweltering heat, and to strengthen safety measures aimed at preventing heat-related illness.

On Tuesday, CJ Logistics executives visited major sub-terminals nationwide to hand out cold coffee, drinks, bottled water and cooling arm sleeves.

Beyond the on-site events, the company has put in place a range of measures to protect workers' health and safety. It is the only company in the industry to have formally codified a "right to stop work" and an "immunity clause" for natural disasters. When extreme heat, heavy rain or other conditions make normal delivery impossible, drivers may independently suspend operations with safety as the top priority, and a liability waiver applies to any resulting delivery delays.

The company has also reinforced its heat-response systems. Major parcel terminals are stocked with electric fans, ice makers and salt tablets to prevent heat illness, and on-site safety management has been strengthened to allow rapid response in emergencies. For outdoor work, the company has made rest breaks mandatory under standards stricter than government guidelines — requiring a 10-minute break after every 50 minutes of work.

CJ Logistics also introduced the industry's first health screening program for delivery workers in 2013, covering the full cost itself, and has continued to lead on worker health management.

"We organized this event to express our appreciation to the delivery workers and staff who keep showing up on the job to honor our commitments to customers, even in the scorching heat," said Yoon Jae-seung, head of the O-NE division. "We will continue to actively reflect feedback from the field, build a safer working environment, and keep expanding our support to prevent heat illness during the peak summer season."

Meanwhile, CJ Logistics is also actively working to identify and develop talent through initiatives such as "Future Technology Challenge 2026," a logistics technology competition the company launched to solve real-world challenges in the field and find technology professionals with deep operational expertise.


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