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2013 railroad strike in South Korea

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Location
  
South Korea

2013 railroad strike in 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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2013 railroad strike in South Korea Wikipedia