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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has decided to file a suit for damages of 50 billion won against subcontractors who have been on strike for 51 days at the Geoje shipyard.

Although it is less than the previous claim that it suffered 800 billion won in damage, it is the largest claim ever.



This is reporter Jae Hee-won.



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On June 2nd, subcontractor workers of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering occupied a part of the shipyard, demanding a 30% increase in wages.



[Choi-an Yoo / Deputy Chairman of the Chosun Subcontracting Branch of Geoje Tongyeong Goseong of the Metal Workers’ Union (last month 19): It is to guarantee the most basic rights to the subcontracted workers in Joseon.] The



subcontractor union and its partners agreed to a 4.5% wage increase and within 51 days The strike has ended.



After a month's review, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the original contractor, decided to file a claim for damages against the subcontractor's union.



He said that he had to file a lawsuit because the damage was obvious, such as the suspension of the launching work due to the strike.



[Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Staff: If (ship delivery) is delayed, we have to ask the ship owner.

Those parts are really obvious losses.

If you take it all into consideration...

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The amount of claims reported to the company's board of directors is 50 billion won, the largest amount claimed by an individual worker in the history of damages and foreclosures.



The loss was significantly lower than the 800 billion won claimed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.



The company said, "We have calculated the amount of damage that the company can prove to the extent that the court can admit it."



Subcontractor unions and labor unions strongly opposed it.



It is said that Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is abusing the damages suit for the purpose of suppressing workers who have taken strikes as a last resort rather than for the purpose of recovering economic losses.



[Kim Hyung-soo/Chairman of Chosun Subcontracting Branch, Tongyeong, Geoje, Goseong, Geoje, Metal Workers' Union: Subcontractor workers receive 2 million won a month, but in fact, 800 billion or 50 billion won is the same amount for subcontractor workers.

So cruel...

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The subcontractor union has been fighting a hunger strike in front of the National Assembly since the 18th, saying that the employment of union members of companies that have been agreed upon by labor and management is not taking place.



(Video coverage: Kim Se-kyung, video editing: Park Ki-duk)



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