Thousands of South Korean truckers went on strike for a third day on Thursday to protest the sharp surge in fuel costs, disrupting production, slowing activity at ports and posing new risks to a strained global supply chain. Presenting new President Yoon Suk-yeol with one of his first big economic challenges, about 7,200 members or .
Thousands of South Korean truckers yesterday went on strike for a third day to protest a sharp surge in fuel costs, disrupting production, slowing activity at ports and posing new risks to a strained global supply chain.
Presenting new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol with one of his first big economic challenges, about 7,200 members, or about 30 percent, of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity union were on strike, the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said.
A union official said the number of participating members was much higher and they were joined by non-union truckers.
South Korean steelmaker POSCO said it