News / Ports introduce back-up plans as 25,000 truckers strike in South Korea

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Unionised truck drivers in South Korea went on strike today, demanding that freight rates which guarantee basic wages must be achieved.

The Safe Trucking Freight Rates System was introduced during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 to deter dangerous driving and to ensure minimum wages. It is scheduled to expire in December, after three years.

The truckers, numbering at least 25,000, want this system to be extended due to rising fuel costs, fearing that otherwise, their livelihoods will be ...