Threat of mass strike in South Korea's shipyards

All employees across South Korea's nine largest shipyards  - a total of 60,000 people - are threatening to go on a mass strike next week in protest against incompetent management. This would be the first such strike in the country's history.
Photo: Erria
Photo: Erria
BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT

South Korean shipyard workers are so tired of the management leading their workplaces that employees from nine yards have joined forces to plan an industry-wide strike, tallying up to 60, 000 employees, reports news agency Dow Jones.

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