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As the Cargo Regiment continues the strike for the sixth day, the aftermath is affecting the industry as a whole.
The government held working-level negotiations with the Cargo Coalition until late at night, but failed to reach an agreement.
Correspondent Jo Ki-ho.
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is Hite Jinro factory in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do.
Trucks are carrying soju and beer.
These are cars driven by general wholesalers who are not affiliated with the Cargo Solidarity.
[Liquor wholesale business official: There is nothing to sell next week, so if we don't bring (alcohol), we can't go out at all, the alcohol itself.
Because there is no supply.] The
same is true of Hite Jinro's Cheongju plant.
On the sixth day of the strike, collective transport refusal continued today (12th) in ports, cement and vehicle manufacturing plants across the country.
As of 5 pm yesterday, container transport volumes at Busan Port and Incheon Port dropped by 25% to 30% from the same time period last month, and Gwangyang Port and Ulsan Port are not able to carry in and out.
In the morning of yesterday, 46 strikers were arrested and 2 people were arrested, including 6 members of the Freight Solidarity Association who raided the road in front of the Busan New Port and arrested by the police.
The government and the Cargo Solidarity held the third working-level negotiation until late at night.
[Kang Dong-heon/Director of Strategic Organization of Cargo Solidarity: The idea is to abolish the safety fare system sunset system and expand it to all car models and items, and the positive effect it will bring is that it can continue to expand road and citizen safety…
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The two sides did not narrow their differences significantly, but confirmed that they would continue the dialogue.