Location South Korea | ||
Date December 9, 2013 (2013-12-09) – December 30, 2013 (2013-12-30) Causes The establishment of the KTX from Suseo's subsidiary company Goals A retraction of the establishment of the KTX from Suseo's subsidiary company
Opposition to privatization plan of government Methods General strike, protests Result Called off the strike and dispersed on their own by the establishment of the Railroad Industry Development Subcommittee in National Assembly of South Korea |
The 2013 railroad strike in South Korea was a 22 days general strike by members of the Korea Railroad Corporation Union of Korean Railway Workers' Union and Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, Federation of Korean Trade Unions in South Korea between December 9 and December 30, against the establishment of the KTX from Suseo's subsidiary company of Korail.
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