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International outrage at South Korea’s illegal, heavy-handed attempts to break strike
The South Korean government is flagrantly denying workers their basic rights by issuing ‘return-to-work’ orders to truck drivers striking over safety laws. The...

UN & ILO must urgently intervene as South Korea weighs forcing striking drivers back to work
On day five of truck drivers’ strike in Korea, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) asks the ILO and UN for urgent intervention to halt...

South Korean truck drivers begin unlimited national strike action for Safe Rates
Today in South Korea truck drivers have begun unlimited strike action. The ITF-affiliated Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union Cargo Truckers’...

Strikes in South Korea shut down road freight as fight for Safe Rates escalates
Road freight transport was seriously affected in South Korea last week as truck drivers took strike action across the country. The three-day strike from 25 to 27...

ITF week of action highlights dire conditions in road transport industry and offers solutions
Accountability at the top of supply chains and improvements in driver pay, terms and security can solve shortages and safety problems in one stroke Action spreads...

Australian workers strike against FedEx shift to unfair and unsafe outsourcing
Road transport workers at FedEx yards in Australia are striking today [Thursday 30 September 2021] after management’s repeated refusal to address job security and...

Analysis of the Early Impact of the Korean Safe Rates System and Proposals for Sustainable Implementation
Summary of Survey Results.

Korean research shows Safe Rates works: better truck driver pay improves safety
Research into a Safe Rates system which has been in force in South Korea since January 2020 shows it’s working. Safe Rates systems set standards for fair pay and...