Truck drivers of the South Korean Workers Union union began a strike today, Thursday, the second of its kind in less than 6 months; What raises fears of supplies’ failure amid the recovery attempts after Corona, while the government pledged not to tolerate the strike, warning against taking stronger measures than the previous time.
According to the South Korean Yonhap / Yonhap News, today, Thursday, the last strike came about five months after truck drivers for eight days last June; This led to tremendous delays in cargo shipments, logistical services and other supplies across the country.
She indicated that more than 22,000 workers from 25,000 members of the Solidarity of the Cargo Solidarity Solidarity withdrew, under the Korean Union of Workers’ Synovation from the work and joined the strike.
Truck drivers called on the government to extend the shipping price system that guarantees basic wages amid the high costs of fuel.
For his part, the South Korean Land Minister Won He-Ryong said that the ministry will seek to issue an executive order to stop the strike early next week if truck drivers are no longer to work, stressing that the government cannot accept the request of truck drivers, and in the event of non-compliance with the matter The executive, truck drivers may face a prison sentence of up to three years or a fine of 30 million WON ($ 22,500).
It is noteworthy that the strike comes despite the agreement between the government and the ruling party to extend the three -year shipping wages system, and truck drivers request that this be always and it is applied to truck drivers in other industries, including steel, cars and grains, from containers and cement.
It is expected that the strike will cause significant disturbances in the supplies in the auto, steel and refining industries, which will force manufacturers to reduce daily production.
Transport disorders have already begun in a large industrial complex in Bohang, about 370 km southeast of Seoul, where the incoming and issued charges, including a solid shipment of Hyundai of 8,000 tons..
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