STORY: In South Korea, which is important for global supply chains, a nationwide strike by truck drivers has ended after more than two weeks. 62 percent of its members voted to end the industrial action, as the union CTSU announced on Friday. The strike that began on November 24 was intended, among other things, to push through an extension of the minimum wage guarantee. The nationwide campaign was the second in less than six months. However, this leading union member was rather dissatisfied with the end of the industrial action. Kim Jae-Min, truck driver: “Look at the backbone of our union members there. I can’t stop crying. As a leader of the union, I wonder what the point of joining this union is .” The South Korean government had earlier forced the striking truck drivers in the cement industry to go back to work. It was the first time in the country’s history that she had dictated an end to the strike. The corresponding order was necessary because construction sites across the country were in danger of running out of material, it was said as a justification. Already in June, an eight-day strike by truck drivers delayed the transport of goods for Asia’s fourth-largest economy. This caused lost production estimated at more than $1.2 billion.