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EMPLOYEES of Starbucks are set to strike in the South Korean capital Seoul on Wednesday in a dispute over excessive workload and conditions.
Workers at the US-based coffee chain, angered by a recent marketing event that saw customers lining up for hours, are accusing bosses of indifference to their complaints.
Starbucks directly operates its nearly 1,600 outlets in South Korea, employing about 18,000 workers, but does not recognise trade unions.
The biggest strike in global history is a template for our future. The silence tells you all you need to know, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Organised workers at the notoriously anti-union global giant are scoring victory after victory, and now international bodies are pitching in to finally force this figurehead of corporate capitalism to give in to unionisation, writes EMILIO AVELAR
