Say no to South Korea, a female crane crane lives 200 days

The BBC reported on July 26 that a South Korean woman had lived on the top of a crane for 200 days to protest against the layoffs of a large shipping company.

According to reports, in 2010, Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction announced that its Busan shipbuilding facility will lay off 400 people. Once the news was announced, KimJin-suk, a member of the Korean Busan Metalworking Association, chose to live on the top of a crane to express his dissatisfaction and protest.

The top of the crane is 35 meters above the ground and it is windy. However, Kim Jong-hee still decided to compete with one of Korea's most famous big companies. Kim Jong-hee introduced his experience through his own solar mobile phone: "I came here last winter and it is summer. It's hot. I live in a metal cage because it's too hot and it's like a sauna. Without electricity, I have no room for reading or bathing.

Kim Jong-hee said that she will not come down until all workers have returned to work. She said: “Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Company just announced the layoffs and gave the company's senior executives huge bonuses and rising wages. This is too unfair! So only if the company announces the recovery of the dismissal statement will I come down. For me, the most The difficult thing is not to worry about government intervention, to force me to end the protest, or how long this protest will last, but to be a psychological issue for me."

It is reported that in June of this year, the trade union leader where Kim Jung-hee had reached an agreement with Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co., Ltd. Those employees who were laid off will receive more compensation. More than half of the employees have agreed, but there are still more than 100 people continuing to protest. They said they wanted work, not compensation.