Parties urge emergency job security measures for Gunsan following GM's shutdown decision
Social affairsFeb 14, 2018
Opposition parties urged the government Wednesday to designate the southwestern city of Gunsan an "employment disaster zone," as thousands are expected to lose their jobs following General Motors' decision to shut down an assembly plant in the port city.GM said Tuesday it will close its Gunsan plant, one of its four car assembly plants in South Korea, by the end of May due to lower demand for its vehicles. The move came as part of the Detroit-based automaker's broad restructuring program across