South Korea's government ordered striking truckers in the cement industry to return to work, an unprecedented step that invokes tough strike-busting laws as construction sites nationwide run out of building materials
The second strike in less than six months over minimum pay is causing daily losses of an estimated 300 billion won and disrupting industrial activity in Asia's fourth-largest economy, which expects"Please return to your positions before it's too late," President Yoon Suk-yeol told a cabinet meeting. "I will firmly establish the rule of law between labour and management during my term and will never compromise with illegality.
About 1,000 of roughly 2,500 bulk cement trailers are unionised, it said, but the industry had shipped just a tenth of the usual daily shipments needed for the peak season from September to early December.Yoon said Failure to comply can lead to punishments such as cancellation of licences and three years in jail or a fine of up to 30 million won .
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