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On day five of truck drivers’ strike in Korea, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) asks the ILO and UN for urgent intervention to halt government violations of workers’ rights. Draconian measures against striking truck drivers have been roundly condemned by the ITF, South Korean academics, lawyers and civil society and the international community.
At least 25,000 truckers are expected to join an indefinite strike over the government’s failure to live up to its promises on Safe Rates legislation An eight-day strike by truckers in June over the same issue was estimated to have cost the South Korean economy USD $1.2 billion and sent shockwaves through global supply chains Truck drivers in South Korea will strike indefinitely from midnight on 24 Novem