A weeklong trucker strike in South Korea over fuel costs and wages is tying up supply chains in one of Asia’s export powerhouses
Strike shuts steel plants, disrupts car production and delays shipments of raw materials needed for semiconductors
A trucker strike in South Korea over soaring fuel prices has created new supply-chain pressures. Photo: Kim Yong Tai/Yonhap via APSEOUL—A weeklong trucker strike in South Korea over fuel costs and wages is tying upThousands of truckers are refusing to drive, while deliveries by truckers who are working have been thwarted by protesters—shutting steel plants, disrupting car production and delaying shipments of raw materials needed for semiconductors.
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