'Dock Occupation Day 31' Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Subcontractor Labor-Management Reach Negotiation Agreement (Update)

On the morning of the 22nd, the 51st day of the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering subcontractor union strike, police were deployed near Dock 1 of the Okpo Shipyard in Geoje-si, Gyeongnam.
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[Asia Economy (Geoje) = Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The subcontracted labor union of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering reached an agreement after occupying Dock 1 at Okpo Shipyard for 31 days.

The subcontracted labor union reportedly reached the agreement around 1:30 PM on the 22nd after conducting the second negotiation session of the day.

The Geoje-Tongyeong-Goseong Shipbuilding Subcontracted Branch of the Metal Workers' Union, affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), went on strike starting from the 2nd of last month, demanding a 30% wage increase and recognition of full-time union officials, among other conditions.

Since the 18th of last month, they began a sit-in protest by occupying Dock 1 at Okpo Shipyard. The company estimates losses exceeding 700 billion KRW due to this.

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