Regarding the general strike of the cargo unions today (29th), President Yoon Seok-yeol said, "To prevent a more serious crisis that will be caused to our people's livelihood and the national economy today, the government inevitably issues an order to start operations for those who refuse to transport goods in the cement sector." .
"Once the economy stops, it is difficult to turn back, and it takes a lot of sacrifices and costs to get it back on track," said President Yoon at the opening remarks of the cabinet meeting held at the Presidential Office in Yongsan this morning.
President Yoon said, "Construction and production sites across the country have stopped because logistics such as cement and steel have been stopped, and our industrial base could be devastated."
"There is no justification or justification for taking the people's lives and the national economy hostage in order to achieve their own interests," he said. Shooting and attacking is an unacceptable criminal act."
President Yoon appealed, "In the face of an economic crisis, the minds of the government and the public, labor and management cannot be different."
At the same time, he emphasized, "During my term of office, I will firmly establish the rule of law between labor and management, and I will never compromise with illegality."
President Yoon said, "As much as we want to set the law and principles right and cut off the vicious cycle of illegal strikes and prevent the burden on the people, the people will suffer a lot of inconvenience and suffering, but I earnestly ask them to endure it."
He also said that he was "very regretful" about the announcement of a solidarity strike in the subway and railway sectors.
President Yoon said, "The railway and subway unions under the KCTU, which announced the solidarity strike, have higher incomes and better working conditions compared to the absolute majority of wage earners, who are the true underdogs in the industrial field." We will deal with it sternly in accordance with the law and principles.”
President Yoon added, "The government will improve laws and systems so that it can better take care of the real weak in unorganized industrial settings."