Korean Public Service and Transport Workers' Union #strike for #impeachment: the three years since #Yoon took office marked by attacks on public services and labour rights from the very beginning

https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/south-korean-transport-workers-strike-democracy-and-safe-working-conditions

Over 10,000 truck drivers demonstrate at Korean National Assembly, "Road transport workers shouldn't have to choose between safety and making a living"

https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/outraged-rising-deaths-roads-10000-korean-truck-drivers-rally-new-safe-rates-legislation

#Australia: world's first rights and protections reform for #GigWorkers, "eradicating century-old #exploitation that resurfaced under the guise of newfangled #tech"

https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/australia-passes-world-first-reform-raise-standards-gig-economy-and-transport-workers

https://www.ownerdriver.com.au/industry-news/2309/twu-unites-with-trade-unions-in-call-for-transport-reform

#Union representing 18 million #TransportWorkers pushes for reform

* 75% have done a run that made no profit
* 42% didn’t raise #safety concerns for fear of losing a #contract
* 55% had delayed #maintenance they couldn’t afford
* 1 in 4 pressured to drive past legal hours and skip rest breaks
* 1 in 5 pressured to speed to meet deadlines
* 1 in 5 pressured to falsify logbooks - a means of tracking #fatigue