Inspection of Group Transport Refusal Situation During ICD Visit in Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do
Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, is attending the Ministerial Meeting on National Issues held at the Government Seoul Office on the 24th. [Image source=Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, announced a policy to strictly respond to illegal acts that obstruct logistics transportation by non-union members in relation to the general strike of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions' National Public Transport Workers' Union Cargo Solidarity Headquarters (Cargo Solidarity).
On the 27th at 11 a.m., Commissioner Yoon visited the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do to inspect the collective transportation refusal situation by Cargo Solidarity and encouraged the police riot squad members on duty.
After the on-site inspection, Commissioner Yoon emphasized, "We will strictly respond on the principle of on-site arrest for illegal acts such as obstructing transportation by non-union members or blocking the entrance of logistics bases. In particular, we will relentlessly track down the core ringleaders, extreme activists, and their backers without exception and take judicial action."
The police are deploying forces to major logistics hubs affected by the strike to check whether Cargo Solidarity is engaging in illegal acts such as obstructing transportation of non-union vehicles, lane occupation, assaulting drivers, and damaging vehicles around major workplaces and intersections.
Cargo Solidarity demands ▲ permanent implementation of the Safe Freight Rate System ▲ expansion of applicable vehicle types and items to five categories: steel products, automobiles, hazardous materials, feed and grains, and parcel delivery main and branch lines ▲ and the government and ruling party's withdrawal of the Safe Freight Rate System revision bill.
However, the government maintains its position that it cannot accept the abolition of the sunset clause and the expansion of items.
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