News / Lines adopt 'wait-and-see' pose in Korea as truck strike negotiations fail

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Police in Busan, home to South Korea’s main container port, have begun escorting truckers through picket lines manned by their striking colleagues.

Police set up a special hotline for truckers delivering essentials to call for help if they are being prevented from doing their jobs, and at least 50 HGVs have been escorted through.

The industrial action began on Thursday and yesterday’s first round of negotiations, between the Cargo Solidarity Truckers Union and government officials, failed to reach a compromise.

They will hold ...