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14 July, 2005
Punishing workers who took part in a 20-day strike at LG Caltex refinery in South Korea is now the agenda of management. ICEM affiliate Korean Chemical & Textile Workers’ Federation ended the strike 6 August but when 200 workers returned to their jobs the following Monday, 9 August, they were denied entrance and told they would be recalled on an individual basis.
LG Caltex, a joint venture between the Korean LG Group and US supermajor ChevronTexaco, is seeking disciplinary action against some 70 strike leaders of KCTF. In addition, the government had issued arrest warrants for dozens of KCTF union officers.