Ssangyong factory occupied by redundant workers
By Andrew C., 30 Aug, 2010. 0 Comments
Production losses at the Ssangyong factory in south Korea have amounted to £110 million, the value of about 10,800 cars, because around 800 redundant workers insist on living in the factory and have not left in two months.
The Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency had been tasked to assist a court officer to deliver a document from the court demanding them to leave the Pyeongtaek plant. However, the police failed in this task. Union spokesman Lee Chang Kun told the Bloomberg news agency that the workers will resist ‚Äúin the face of death‚Äù if the police attempts to force them out. Ssangyong was placed under control last February after encountering a ‚Äúserious‚Äù cash shortage. Last month, the company‚ restructuring plan was approved but as a result, more than a third of the workforce was made redundant.
[via autocar]
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