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Cargo Solidarity went on a general strike demanding the extension of the safe fare system, which ends at the end of next year. There are concerns about some logistical disruptions, and the government has taken measures, such as deciding to use alternative vehicles.
Correspondent Jo Ki-ho.
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Cargo Regiment started a general strike at 0 o'clock today (25th).
On this morning, the first day of the general strike scheduled for three days until the 27th, the Cargo Solidarity will hold a launch ceremony at 15 bases across the country, including Seoul and Gyeonggi, Jeonnam and Busan.
The number of participants is expected to be around 20,000 out of 23,000 total members.
They plan to pressure the government by locking down cargo container bases and warehouses.
The Cargo Solidarity is demanding that the sunset system be abolished so that the safety fare system, which started last year with a three-year period, does not end at the end of next year.
The safe fare system imposes a fine for negligence on the shipper who pays a lower fare than the safety fare.
They are also calling for the full application of industrial accident insurance to freight workers and the abolition of the payment system.
[Park Gwi-ran/Director of Cargo Solidarity Policy Bureau: I think it is a struggle with public interest in that it is a bill that can lead not only to the rights of freight workers, but also to road safety and public safety.]
The government is in a position that it is difficult to accept the request for solidarity with cargo, saying that it can be a burden to shippers and transportation companies.
The government said it is preparing emergency transportation measures such as granting permission for private trucks to transport for a fee to prevent a logistics disruption caused by the general strike and securing replacement vehicles.