About 60,000 South Korean workers defied a government warning by going on strike Thursday to demand better protection for part-time workers. The striking workers argue that government legislation to improve conditions of so-called non-regular workers does not go far enough. Non-regular workers include temporary workers and those who do full-time work but don't enjoy the benefits of regular, full-time employees at South Korea's big companies.
See "S. Korean Workers Defy Warning With Strike", Associated Press, The New York Times, November 30, 2005