In an incredible feat of endurance, labor activists and irregular workers Cheon Ui-bong and Choe Byeong-seung, have been on an aerial protest atop an electricity pylon for close to seven months. They are protesting against Hyundai Motor Company’s use of contract workers instead of hiring permanent workers. The issue of precarious work is felt by many workers in South Korea, and supporters have regularly staged support rallies by the base of the pylon. The auto industry is another sector where the production process is highly globalised. While efforts such as this aerial protest are heroic, co-ordinated, international industrial action against Hyundai would be much more effective.
In an incredible feat of endurance, labor activists and irregular workers Cheon Ui-bong and Choe Byeong-seung, have been on an aerial protest atop an electricity pylon for close to seven months. They are protesting against Hyundai Motor Company’s use of contract workers instead of hiring permanent workers. The issue of precarious work is felt by many workers in South Korea, and supporters have regularly staged support rallies by the base of the pylon. The auto industry is another sector where the production process is highly globalised. While efforts such as this aerial protest are heroic, co-ordinated, international industrial action against Hyundai would be much more effective.
