Inside five white tents outside the Uiwang container depot near Seoul, about 200 striking truckers huddle around gas heaters, trying to fight the bitter cold and the government narrative that they are well paid 'labour aristocracy.'
UIWANG, South Korea, Dec 5 - Inside five white tents outside the Uiwang container depot near Seoul, about 200 striking truckers huddle around gas heaters, trying to fight the bitter cold and the government narrative that they are well paid "labour aristocracy."
Amid soaring fuel costs, as many as 25,000 truckers are calling on the government for a permanent minimum-pay system known as the "Safe Freight Rate", which was introduced temporarily in 2020 for a small portion of the more than 400,000 truckers. Kim said high diesel prices mean their lives are no better than in June, when they went on an eight-day strike. He earns about 3 million won per month, far less than last year because diesel prices have nearly doubled.Kim said it broke his heart that his wife, who is past retirement age, must work to support the family, mopping floors and cooking for pay.
Early in the strike, near a major oil storage facility that supplies petrol stations in Seoul, a dozen striking tanker drivers had positioned their trucks to hamper traffic. On Thursday, they stopped after residents complained.
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