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South Korea's railway strike called off SEOUL, March 4, 2006 (AFP) - A South Korean railway strike was called off Saturday and workers will return to work, a labour union spokesman said. "They decided to end the strike and workers will immediately come back to work," Spokesman Lee Su-Bong of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions told AFP. The decision came as the strike showed signs of fizzling out as more workers returned to work in the face of a government crackdown and a management lawsuit threat against union activists. KORAIL's 16,000 employees walked off the job Wednesday, demanding that union leaders fired during past strike action be re-hired and that 500 female staff working on high-speed KTX trains receive improved job security and benefits. Strike fever initially ebbed after an umbrella labour union called off a nationwide general strike Friday, claiming victory after parliament put off voting on a controversial bill aimed at introducing more flexibility in the labour market. The militant Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) staged a nationwide walkout Tuesday and Thursday in opposition to the bill. Strong warnings from the government, management's threats to sue striking workers and a nationwide manhunt for union leaders also apparently caused workers to break ranks and return to duty. |
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