WORKERS at South Korea’s two largest automakers went on strike for wage reforms today.
Trade unionists at Hyundai Motor Co and its subsidiary Kia Motors Corp downed tools for four hours.
They have held 17 rounds of talks with the management over the past two months but have been unable to reach a compromise, a Hyundai Motor Union (HMU) spokesman said.
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