Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Employees Over 4,000 Say "Stop Illegal Strike Holding 20,000 Members Hostage"

Workers belonging to the primary contractor's labor union and representatives of partner companies held a counter-rally on the afternoon of the 20th at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Okpo Shipyard in Aju-dong, Geoje-si, Gyeongnam, urging the suspension of the strike.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Approximately 4,000 employees of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), who have been suffering damages due to an illegal occupation of the dock (shipyard) by a subcontractor labor union, held a rally urging the suspension of the strike.

According to DSME on the 20th, about 4,000 employees gathered at the Okpo Shipyard in Geoje, Gyeongnam, to call for an end to the illegal strike by the Geoje-Tongyeong-Goseong Shipbuilding Subcontractor Union.

The executives and employees stated, "The livelihoods of all 20,000 members working at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering are being threatened by the subcontractor union illegally occupying Dock 1. Now that the shipbuilding industry is entering a boom period and our situation is beginning to improve, the illegal occupation of Dock 1 by the Geoje-Tongyeong-Goseong subcontractor union is threatening the survival of all 20,000 members," they said.

They added, "Last year, even though we wanted to work, there was no work available, but now, there are workers who want to work but cannot due to this situation."

The executives and employees adopted a resolution urging the subcontractor union illegally occupying Dock 1 to stop their illegal strike.

They demanded ▲ The Geoje-Tongyeong-Goseong Shipbuilding Subcontractor Union stop the illegal strike that threatens the livelihoods of 20,000 DSME members as hostages ▲ The Geoje-Tongyeong-Goseong subcontractor union immediately cease the illegal occupation that destroys their workplaces ▲ The subcontractor union immediately stop illegal strike actions and comply with lawful collective actions.

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