The strike by thousands of public railway and subway workers in South Korea has now been underway for close to six weeks with no sign of an end in sight. The original issues around precarious work and performance pay are still unresolved. While workers are still strong, negotiations with management are complicated by the unprecedented political crisis that has hit the administration of President Park Geun-hye. The ministerial reshuffle of this week shows that the government intends to ride out its problems and not change its anti-worker agenda, amid massive protests for her to resign.
The strike by thousands of public railway and subway workers in South Korea has now been underway for close to six weeks with no sign of an end in sight. The original issues around precarious work and performance pay are still unresolved. While workers are still strong, negotiations with management are complicated by the unprecedented political crisis that has hit the administration of President Park Geun-hye. The ministerial reshuffle of this week shows that the government intends to ride out its problems and not change its anti-worker agenda, amid massive protests for her to resign.
