South Korea airport workers to strike from Oct 1, says Korea Airports Corporation
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South Korea's airport workers will continue to strike until they reach a deal with management.
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SEOUL – South Korean airport workers will go on strike from Oct 1, the state-run Korea Airports Corporation said.
The 2,300 unionised workers at the nation’s 15 airports are seeking better pay arrangements, more rest days and a safer working environment, a representative of the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union – one of the unions participating in the strike – said in a statement.
The workers will continue their strike until they reach a deal with management, the representative told Reuters.
The strike comes as many South Koreans take trips abroad during the nation’s thanksgiving holiday of Chuseok, which in 2025 falls in early October.
The workers are mostly in charge of airport facility maintenance such as cleaning, arranging carts and managing carparks, according to the union and Korea Airports Corporation, which is in charge of operations at airports nationwide.
Workers in charge of airport security will not join the strike, the airport corporation said, so disruption to flights will be limited. REUTERS
