Kia strike off

Operations at Kia Motors’ main factory were returning to normal today after workers at the South Korean carmaker urged their colleagues at Kia subcontractors to end a lengthy strike, the company said.

About 100 workers from some 20 of the carmaker’s subcontractors began occupying a paint shop at Kia’s main Hwaseong plant, south of Seoul, on August 23 to press for higher wages and other demands.