At two recent protests by workers at the Asan factory of car parts maker SJM, as well as the Pyeongtaek, Munmak, and Iksan factories of Mando Corporation, workers have faced increased repression. Not only did management institute a lockout of union members, they then hired private thugs to harass and attack workers on picket lines outside of these workplaces. Considering the recent upsurge of industrial organising by Korean workers, click here and here, this new tactic by employers is a worrying new development.
At two recent protests by workers at the Asan factory of car parts maker SJM, as well as the Pyeongtaek, Munmak, and Iksan factories of Mando Corporation, workers have faced increased repression. Not only did management institute a lockout of union members, they then hired private thugs to harass and attack workers on picket lines outside of these workplaces. Considering the recent upsurge of industrial organising by Korean workers, click here and here, this new tactic by employers is a worrying new development.
