South Korea Union Truckers Continue Strike

South Korean truckers were on strike for the sixth day on Sunday after talks with the government failed to make progress over their demands for higher pay.

The transport ministry said its officials met for more than 10 hours with union leaders on Saturday for a third round of negotiations, urging them to return to work, but the two sides failed to narrow their differences.

The ministry added that it will continue to hold talks with the union with the hope of getting them back to work.

Around 100 unionised truckers gathered on Sunday at a factory complex in the southern city of Ulsan, a union official said.

He added that hundreds more were expected to join on Monday.

It is reported that about 40 people have been arrested in the strike, some of them later released.

The strike has deepened uncertainty over global supply chains already disrupted by COVID-19 curbs and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The truckers demand an extension of subsidies, set to expire this year, that guarantee minimum wages as fuel prices rise.