SKorea's Hyundai Motor strike tensions rise as workers rally at headquarters |
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SEOUL (XFN-ASIA) - More than 1,000 protesting workers rallied near the headquarters of the country's largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co as the government warned of stern measures if the union goes ahead with a threatened strike.The workers, are demanding the payment of a disputed bonus, witnesses said.About 100 company security guards formed a human wall at the entrance to the office building and some 1,500 riot police stood guard. Dozens of police buses were parked tightly around the compound to keep the workers at bay.The workers were mostly bussed in from Hyundai's main plant at Ulsan, 400 kilometres southeast of Seoul. Three representatives were later admitted to deliver a letter of protest to executives.The stand-off comes after the company cut its year-end bonus payments to workers by a third, citing a missed production target in 2006.The union called an overtime ban in protest. It has given the company until Thursday to pay the full bonus or face a strike vote.Labor Minister Lee Sang-Soo said the government would crack down hard should the union carry out its threat to walk out.'We hope the union and management settle the issue through dialogue at the earliest possible date,' Lee told journalists.'But if the union resorts to violence or stages an illegal strike, the government will strongly deal with it.'afp
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