Kia Motors workers stage 4-hour strike

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's
second-biggest carmaker, launched a strike on Tuesday to demand higher wages and
better working conditions, the company's labor union said.

The union said Kia workers may lay down their tools for four hours every day
through Aug. 31, if their demands are not met.
Kia and its union have failed to narrow their differences after a series of wage
negotiations.
The union is demanding that Kia raise its monthly basic salary by 5.5 percent and
offer a 200 percent bonus. The automaker is pushing for a wage freeze, however,
citing unfavorable market conditions.
sam@yna.co.kr
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