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.

The strike stopped production fully for one day and affected production for another six workdays before the workers agreed early today to end their action.