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Today (6th), the 13th day of the cargo strike, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) is going on a general strike in 15 locations across the country as announced.
While the construction union also went on strike in sympathy with the cargo union from yesterday, the government is further increasing the level of pressure on the union.
This is reporter Jo Yoon-ha.
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is a construction site in Busan where 2,400 apartment units are being built.
Due to the strike of the cargo union, the pouring work was not possible for a week, but from yesterday the construction was stopped altogether.
Construction workers went on strike in sympathy with the Cargo Workers' Union, leaving no one to work.
[CEO of partner company: As the strike is prolonged, there is no such confidence that we can finish the deadline work on time...
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The construction union's Buulgyeong Headquarters went on an indefinite general strike from yesterday, and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions plans to hold a general strike today in 15 locations across the country, including Uiwang and Incheon.
[Song Chan-heup/Chief of the Construction Machinery Subcommittee of the Construction Workers' Union: Our construction machinery workers who know the life and situation of cargo workers better than anyone else will do the same.] Due to the
cargo strike that continued on the 13th day, the number of out-of-stock gas stations increased to 96, and the government estimated 3 Product shipments worth more than trillion won were disrupted.
[Park Jong-min/Delivery driver: (Another gas station) The oil ran out there too.
I have to go to work and add oil.
It's going to turn around now, to put in oil.]
The government has further increased the level of pressure.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport launched an on-site investigation to confirm that 455 cement transporters who had received a business start order had actually returned to work.
[Park Dae-soon/Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Department of Advanced Logistics: Suspension of vehicles on the 30th, accusations for criminal punishment, etc. are inevitable.
So I think this might be my last chance...
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The Fair Trade Commission also attempted an on-site investigation of the Cargo Solidarity Headquarters again in three days.
The cargo union filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission, claiming that the government's order to start work violates three labor rights.
In addition, an administrative lawsuit is filed with the administrative court to cancel the business start order, and the confrontation continues.