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Today (7th) marks the 2nd week of the cargo strike, but there is no news of dialogue between the two sides.

Tomorrow, it is expected that additional business start orders will be issued for the steel and oil refining sectors.



This is reporter Jae Hee-won's report.



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Cargo trucks loaded with steel materials leave the steel mill one by one.



Some of the product transportation has been resumed, centered on non-members of the Cargo Solidarity.



However, as shipments are less than half of normal, steelmakers who lack space to stack products are concerned that production disruptions will begin in earnest within this week.



Some petrochemical companies are considering reducing production from this weekend due to shipment disruptions.



In response, the government plans to hold an extraordinary cabinet meeting tomorrow to discuss a plan to extend the business start order to the steel and petrochemical sectors.



On the 29th of last month, the first order to start business in the cement field was issued, and the current cement transportation volume has recovered to 90% of the usual level.



The government believes that the order to start work is having an effect in reducing strike momentum.



Here, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs raised the level of pressure by accusing one cargo driver who finally did not comply with the order to start work to the police and local governments.



The Cargo Solidarity protested strongly, saying that the government is not talking and is only driving cargo workers to a dead end.



They argued that it was irresponsible to drive as if all the economic damage caused by the strike was to blame for the union, ignoring the situation where there had never been a proper discussion on the safe fare system since the strike in June.



[Park Yeon-soo/Chief of Policy Planning Office, Korea Cargo Solidarity: We are continuously asking for talks while leaving room for dialogue and negotiations open, but I think it is the responsibility of the government to prolong the situation even while neglecting such industrial damage.]



Even behind-the-scenes talks between the leaders are blocked .

In a situation where there is no progress, it is pointed out that the National Assembly should step up and open the dialogue.



(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa, Jo Chun-dong, Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Lee Seung-yeol)



▶ [Actually] the core issue is the 'safe fare system'...

Looking into what the National Assembly did