Vol.62/No.23 June 15, 1998
Workers in south Korea strike against unemployment
About 2,000 workers demonstrate at Seoul railway station
May 27, chanting and singing as tens of thousands joined a
two-day general strike called by the Korean Confederation of
Trade Unions against growing unemployment. Hyundai Motor,
Korea's biggest automaker, has threatened to cut down a
fifth of its workforce of 49,000. The trade unions announced
another general strike for June 10 if demands to halt mass
layoffs and increase compensation benefits are not met.
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