The Hyundai Motor union will strike for four days from Friday as part of industrial action coordinated by an umbrella labour group, a Hyundai union official told Reuters.
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The news agency said the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), the country’s second-largest labour group with 620,000 members, has called on member unions to join a planned strike to protest against proposed revisions to the country’s labour laws that would allow companies to hire more temporary workers.
The Hyundai Motor union, KCTU’s most powerful member, reportedly also supports the umbrella group’s opposition to government moves to sign a free trade agreement with Japan – there are fears the agreement could help rival Japanese carmakers gain a larger foothold in the domestic auto market.
“We will strike for a full day on November 26 and November 29 and will skip all weekend duties November 27 to 28 as well,” the official told Reuters, adding: “Future strike plans would depend on how aggressively the KCTU is pressing ahead with its strike.”
