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Some 13,000 unionized financial workers held a large-scale rally in central Seoul on Friday, calling for a wage hike and a 4.5-day workweek as the nationwide financial industry union went on a one-day general strike.
The Korean Financial Industry Union (KFIU) confirmed its plan to go ahead with an all-out strike from Friday, yet the strike is unlikely to present major setbacks to financial customers, as only a minimal percentage of union members are expected to join the move. According to the KFIU, the industry union, which includes members from both commercial banks and state-run banks, decided last month to go on strike.