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Tens of thousands of unionized metalworkers were poised to stage a strike Thursday for a fourth consecutive day to oppose a proposed free trade deal between South Korea and the United States.
Workers at South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor launched a partial strike on Thursday to join an industry-wide walkout in protest at a free trade agreement with the United States.
The Korean wine industry expects the Korea-EU free trade agreement will cause a third seismic shift in Korea's imported wine market.
Unionized metalworkers said Monday they will push ahead with a planned five-day walkout starting Monday, saying a proposed free trade deal between South Korea and the United States will jeopardize their job security.
South Korea will hold more talks with the United States this week on potential revisions to a free trade agreement (FTA) aimed at reflecting Washington's new trade policy guidelines, a senior negotiator said Monday.
Meat and Livestock Australia is pushing the Federal Government for a free trade agreement with Korea and Japan to protect our lucrative export market.
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Metal Workers Enter General Strike
Police Trying to Arrest Two Co-Chairs of Korean Alliance
The US, which is carrying out additional negotiations in regard to the KORUS FTA, said on June 22, "Let`s put a clause in which foreign investors are not protected more than their domestic counterparts.” The US seems to want to protect its investors as well as its industries with this clause.
Police said Tuesday they have sought arrest warrants for two protest leaders in connection with illegal street demonstrations.
8,000 South Korean farmers rallied Wednesday against a free trade agreement with the United States as US officials arrived for re-negotiations.
