Numbers down, but strikes go on in South Korea

January 5, 1997
Web posted at: 3:00 p.m. EST (2000 GMT)

SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Union workers staged another round of protests in the South Korean capital Sunday, fighting a new law they say makes it easier of companies to lay off large numbers of employees.

Strikes have idled many of South Korea's automobile factories, while the outlawed Confederation of Trade Unions has called on other workers to go on work stoppages.

The numbers of strikers has decreased somewhat since the law was passed late last month. The South Korea government insists that the new regulations benefit both the unions and corporations.

 

Related stories:

• South Korean strikes ease, but unions vow more protests - December 30, 1996
• South Korean workers stage fourth day of protests - December 29, 1996
• S. Korean student demonstrators sentenced to prison - October 29, 1996
• S. Korean police threaten firepower against students - August 19, 1996

Related sites:

Note: Pages will open in a new browser window

• KoreaLink
• Korea Herald

External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive.

Tell us what you think! You said it...

© 1997 Cable News Network, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

Terms under which this service is provided to you.