DP urges action on 'heatflation' and worker safety amid soaring temperatures

Amid the height of summer here, the Democratic Party on Wednesday inspected food wholesale and logistics sites to determine heatwave and inflation countermeasures.

Acting party leader Kim Byung-kee warned that soaring food prices caused by extreme temperatures — so-called "heatflation" — are becoming a reality, vowing to stabilize costs and reform distribution.

Officials highlighted online wholesale markets as a way to cut supply chain layers and reduce consumer prices.

Kim also called for better protection for delivery workers and urged companies to join a "No Delivery Day" in August to help prevent deaths from overwork.