HD Hyundai union boss scales crane as wage talks collapse

Shipbuilding labour unrest has intensified in South Korea with the head of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ union climbing a 40 m crane at the group’s Ulsan yard this morning in protest over stalled wage negotiations. Baek Ho-sun, branch chief of the Metal Workers’ Union at Hyundai Heavy, began his high-altitude protest shortly before 10 am, …

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