A labor union of delivery workers nationwide has voted to suspend parcel classification ahead of the Chuseok holiday. 

In a press conference on Thursday, the union said some 43-hundred workers, including non-union members, took part in the vote and 95-point-five percent were in favor of the suspension. Polling took place for three days from Monday. 

As a result, sorting for delivery will be halted from next Monday. 

The union has demanded logistics companies increase workers to sort parcels as shipping volume is expected to increase more than 30 percent for this year's Chuseok holiday compared to previous years amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Delivery workers usually classify parcels themselves for several hours before delivery and do not get paid for the work.