Freight workers' strikes add to the Korean economy

Zhang Jing, a special reporter in Korea in Korea

In order to request the government to continue to implement the "safety freight system", the Korean Freight Trade Union, which began to "strike indefinitely" from June 7, issued a statement on the 13th, saying that the joint negotiation with the capital and the government has broken and will continue to strike. "Safety freight system" has been implemented since January 2020. It aims to protect the rights and interests of freight employees, set the minimum freight, and reduce the occurrence of overwork, overloading, and speeding. The South Korean government and management have always refused to extend the system on the grounds of "increasing economic costs". Due to the collective strike of freight drivers, it has a significant negative impact on the Korean economy.

31 economic groups such as the Korean Business Association, the Korean Commercial Conference Office, the South Korean Trade Association, and the National Economic Heritage Federation issued a joint statement that due to strikes, it was affected by strikes. The problem, when the economic downturn in South Korea, manufacturing and trade are suffering huge losses. Puxiang Iron and Steel Steel Puxiang Railway Factory and Cold Rolling Factory have been suspended from 7 am on the 13th. Since the factory strikes from freight workers, about 20,000 tons of products cannot be shipped normally every day. The warehouse is saturated. Can accumulate on the road near the factory.

The Ministry of Commerce Resources of the South Korean Industry said on the 13th that from June 7th to 12th, due to the strike of freight workers, major industries such as South Korea's automobiles, steel, freight, and exports were worth 15.868 trillion won (about 5.2 yuan for 1,000 won) The goods are affected. The scale of damage to the steel industry is 697.5 billion won. Petrochemical Industrial Park, located in the Lili Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui Shui and Zhongqing South Dao Ruishan due to poor transportation, caused more than 500 billion won of goods. Due to the unable to transport parts in the automotive industry, cars with more than 540 billion won cannot be offline, and the actual losses reached 257.1 billion won. South Korean concrete output is sharply reduced by 90%, and the construction site of many residential buildings is in a state of stopping. Zhang Yongzhen, the first official of the Ministry of Commerce Resources of the South Korean Industry, said that under the condition of compound crisis such as chaotic supply chain and the continuous rise in international raw material prices, long -term strikes of freight workers will have a huge negative impact on the overall national life and economy of South Korea. It is hoped to end the relevant consultation consultation as soon as possible and restore the normal operation of logistics as soon as possible.

South Korea's economic economic downturn in June, and the trade deficit increased significantly. Data released by South Korean Customs on the 13th show that South Korea's exports decreased by 12.7%year -on -year in 10 days. In addition, due to the rise in international raw materials, the trade revenue and expenditure in the first 10 days of June in South Korea had a US $ 5.995 billion deficit, which was 9 times that of the trade revenue and expenditure deficit in the same period last year. ▲

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