[THE INVESTOR] Over 24,000 construction workers staged a strike in central Seoul on July 6 to demand better working conditions and revision of laws to protect their rights.
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The Korean Construction Workers Union gathered at the Seoul Plaza at 4 p.m. to protest/ The Investor |
Members of the Korean Construction Workers Union, under the South Korea’s second largest umbrella labor union Korea Confederation of Trade Unions, gathered at the Seoul Plaza in central Seoul at 4 p.m. for a walkout that will go on for an indefinite period.
The workers demanded a total of 18 agendas, including a guarantee of fair wages, expansion of direct employment by builders instead of outsourcing to subcontractors and the establishment of a law to punish companies for work-related deaths and accidents.
Police said they will block the roads around the area, including Sejong-daero, and also warned against any illegal activities during the rally.
By Ahn Sung-mi (
sahn@heraldcorp.com)
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