Food delivery workers have given notice that they will walk off the job next week as part of a general strike called by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.

Delivery riders of leading food delivery services, Baedal Minjok, Coupang Eats and Yogiyo, have designated next Wednesday as "No-delivery Day."

At a press conference in Seoul on Friday, representatives for the riders said they plan to call for the guarantee of their labor rights, the establishment of a cooperative for delivery workers and a hike in delivery fees.

App-based delivery and ride-hailing workers in South Korea are not protected by labor laws because they are classified as individual business owners or special workers.

Around 1,000 riders are expected to take part in the one-day strike.