Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Files Damage Compensation Lawsuit Against Geoje Tongyeong Goseong Shipbuilding Subcontractors Union

On the afternoon of the 21st of last month, marking the 50th day of the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering strike, police were moving around the site where the subcontractors' union was staging a sit-in at the Okpo Shipyard in Ajoo-dong, Geoje-si, Gyeongnam.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering announced on the 26th that it has filed a civil and criminal lawsuit seeking damages against the executive committee of the 'Metal Workers' Union Geoje Tongyeong Goseong Shipbuilding Subcontractors Branch (hereinafter referred to as the Subcontractors Branch),' which led the illegal strike, to hold them accountable and to prevent recurrence of illegal strikes in the future.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering limited the target of this damages claim lawsuit to the executive committee. This is aimed at preventing future illegal occupations and strikes, and at establishing a constructive labor-management relationship and mutually future-oriented cooperation within the framework of the law. However, while those involved in illegal acts other than the executive committee are excluded from the civil damages lawsuit, the company plans to proceed with criminal complaints depending on the degree of involvement.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering explained, "Due to the illegal occupation and strike by the Subcontractors Branch that ended last month, the progress of several ongoing construction projects was halted for a period, causing financial losses. These losses primarily include unnecessary expenses incurred for labor and equipment mobilized for the halted projects, additional costs to restore the progress and timely delivery of affected projects due to illegal acts, and losses from delayed payments and delivery delays."

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering stated that since the progress of the affected projects is still ongoing, it is difficult to specifically calculate the amount of damages for certain items, so these were excluded from the amount claimed in this lawsuit. The company first identified the costs unnecessarily incurred during the illegal occupation period to calculate the amount claimed.

A Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering official said, "For parts not included in the amount claimed in this lawsuit, we plan to consider expanding or changing the claim if necessary at a later time when the amount of damages can be calculated, taking into account the progress of the lawsuit, the likelihood of winning, and the possibility of recovering damages."

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