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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Heekyong Yang and Ju-min Park

South Korea issues second back-to-work order, striking truckers to vote

Mixer trucks are parked at a ready mixed concrete factory as unionised truckers' go on a strike in Seoul, South Korea December 8, 2022. Yonhap via REUTERS

South Korea ordered truckers in the steel and petrochemical industries to end their strike on Thursday, widening a back-to-work decree beyond the cement industry after nationwide industrial unrest has disrupted supply chains.

As the government increases pressure, the truckers' union said it would vote whether to end its action.

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