{
  "id": 17689498,
  "title": "Gov't tightens grip on illegal foreign delivery riders amid nearly 17-fold surge in cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/govt-tightens-grip-on-illegal-foreign-delivery-riders-amid-nearly-17-17689498",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T22:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20261102/govt-tightens-grip-on-illegal-foreign-delivery-riders-amid-nearly-17-fold-surge-in-cases"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The South Korean government is taking decisive action to curb the rapid rise in illegal activities involving foreign delivery riders. In just one week, the Ministry of Justice reported that the number of violators has surged nearly 17 times over. In response, officials from multiple ministries have convened to coordinate a coordinated government response.\n\nThe Ministry of Justice plans to intensify joint enforcement efforts with the police and expand investigations into related crimes. This includes targeting organized illegal hiring practices, brokering arrangements by delivery agencies, unlicensed driving, and the unauthorized use of accounts registered under false identities. The government will also work on developing an identity verification system for delivery riders, modernize systems for managing and inspecting delivery agencies, and encourage the industry to police itself against illegal practices.\n\nTransport ministry officials are expected to receive additional directives as part of this comprehensive strategy to crack down on the illegal activities of foreign delivery riders.",
  "summary": "The government is moving to tighten enforcement against foreign delivery riders working illegally and the delivery company systems that let them slip through, amid a nearly 17-fold surge in the number of violators caught. Last week, the Ministry of Justice said it held talks with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the National Police Agency…",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}