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Railway workers’ 72-hour strike ends as subway workers in Seoul prepare for second protest

2019-10-14 5 Dailymotion

Time now for our "Life & Info" segment,… where we focus on information useful for your everyday life.<br />Let's styart with some good news for commuters.<br />A 72-hour strike by South Korean railway workers that started last Friday ended this morning at 9 AM, Korea time,... just over an hour ago.<br />The Korea Railway Corporation's labor union staged the strike to demand higher pay and better working conditions after their negotiations with KORAIL collapsed in August.<br />During the strike, only around 60 to 80 percent of total trains were operating, but now operations are back to almost full capacity.<br />However, as the railway workers' demands have yet to be settled, the labor union is warning of another much-longer strike in November.<br />Meanwhile, workers on Seoul's subway lines from 1 to 8 will hold a legal protest for three days starting at midnight Wednesday.<br />Subway workers held their first protest last week, demanding safer working condition.<br />

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