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The state-run Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) and its labor union reached a last-minute deal early Friday, officials said, avoiding a possible disruption to major transportation services in the wider Seoul area.

SEOUL – South Korea ordered about 2,500 striking truckers in the cement industry to return to work on Tuesday (Nov 29), an unprecedented step that invokes tough strike-busting laws as construction sites run out of building materials nationwide. The second strike in less than six months over minimum pay is causing daily losses of an estimated 300 billion won (US$311.6...

Yoon Hee-keun, commissioner general of the National Police Agency, speaks to officers deployed at an inland container depot in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday, amid a nationwide strike by unionized cargo truck drivers.

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Thousands of unionized truck drivers in South Korea have begun a strike, demanding a permanent minimum pay system for all truckers in the industry.

For the second time in a matter of months, truck drivers in South Korea started a strike on Thursday morning threatening major disruptions across the...

Unionised truckers in South Korea kicked off their second major strike in less than six months on Thursday

For the second time in a matter of months, truck drivers in South Korea started a strike on Thursday morning threatening major disruptions across the...

Unionized cargo truckers said Wednesday they will go ahead with a nationwide strike as planned this week to demand an extension of a freight rate system guaranteeing a basic wage and better labor rights.

Last Sunday night, a train derailed in southwestern Seoul, injuring about 30 passengers and delaying rail operations for nearly a day. A day before, one railway worker was killed and another injured after being struck by a cargo train in Uiwang, south of Seoul. The successive incidents have put the safety record of Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) in question. Concerns are mounting about these accidents leading to large-scale mishaps.