Ssangyong Motors burns

Posted on : 2009-06-27 09:21 KST Modified on : 2009-06-27 09:21 KST

Used tires burn while union members and employees of Ssangyong Motors confront each other at the factory located in Pyongtaek city, in Gyeonggi Province on the night of June 26.

Approximately 3000 employees, who have been excluded from the list of layoffs, occupy the main building of the factory after a clash with union members, who have been the target of company layoffs. Union members were ultimately confined to a painting building containing lot of thinner.

The police entered the factory to prevent the clash from further escalating, however, tensions in the factory have been high.

Photo by Lee Jong-chan/The Hankyoreh

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