THOUSANDS of protesters marched in South Korea’s capital Seoul on Saturday to denounce government attempts to force striking lorry drivers back to work.

The protest came after drivers walked out in a dispute over the price of freight.

The marchers, mostly members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, accused President Yoon Suk Yeol’s conservative government of ignoring what they described as the drivers’ harsh work conditions and financial struggles, worsened further by rising fuel costs.