Daewoo prepares lawsuit against contract workers

FILE PHOTO: Members of the subcontractor union chant slogans on the floor of the occupied oil tanker during a strike at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Geoje, South Korea, July 19, 2022. The sign reads "We can't live like this". Yonhap via REUTERS

SEOUL: South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd says it is preparing to file a lawsuit for damages against the contract worker union that prevented production in June and July with a 51-day strike.

The move could renew friction between the firm and contract workers, who occupied the shipbuilder’s main dock to protest, they said, against wages falling behind those of regular workers.