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Truck drivers will continue a general strike until tomorrow (27th) to extend the safe fare system that guarantees the lowest fare and expand the target. There was no major clash with the police yesterday, but there were some logistical disruptions.
Reporter Hyung-woo Jeon reports.
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general strike was held in 16 locations across the country.
Most of the 23,000 union members participated, the Cargo Solidarity said.
[When we stop, the world stops.] The
core requirement of the Cargo Solidarity is to fully expand the safe fare system.
The government has implemented a safe fare system that guarantees the lowest fares for import/export container and cement freight workers. It is a three-year sunset system, so it has been extended to end at the end of next year and demanded that it be expanded to all trucks.
By reducing speeding and overloading, public safety is guaranteed and the livelihood of truck drivers can be maintained.
[Lee Bong-ju/Chairman of the Cargo Solidarity: It will be a struggle to protect the safety of the people. It will be a struggle to win the humane life of freight workers.] They
also argue for the recognition of workers' rights, such as industrial accident insurance.
At the Uiwang Terminal, where the Seoul-Gyeonggi region freight solidarity gathered, there was no major disruption other than the one time vehicle was stopped, but shipments were disrupted at cement production plants such as Danyang in North Chungcheong Province and Yeongwol in Gangwon.
[Cement Association official: I took a cargo truck and blocked the front door and was performing a skill exercise, so transportation is being stopped.] The
Cargo Regiment announced that if the demands are not resolved even on this three-day general strike, they will hold a second indefinite strike.