South Korea's government on Tuesday 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 strike - the second in less than six months by truckers over minimum pay - is causing an estimated 300 billion won in losses daily and disrupting industrial activity at a time when Asia's fourth-largest economy expects aThe cement industry had estimated a cumulative output loss of about 64 billion won as of Monday, the Korea Cement Association lobbying group said.
Yoon administration is the first in the country's history to issue an order forcing striking transport workers back to their jobs. Strike organiser Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union called the start-work order "undemocratic and anti-constitutional", and evidence of the government's unwillingness to engage in dialogue.
If they still do not comply, licenses can be revoked, and the government can seek prosecution for potential jail time or fines, a transport ministry official told Reuters.
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