2013 railroad strike in South Korea

{{Short description|22-day strike}}

{{Infobox civil conflict

| title = 2013 railroad strike

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| image = 2013 Korea railroad general strike demo in seoul plaza 3.jpg

| caption = Protest at Seoul Plaza on December 19.

| date = {{start date|2013|12|9}} – {{end date|2013|12|30}}

| place = South Korea

| causes = The establishment of the KTX from Suseo's subsidiary company

| goals =

• A retraction of the establishment of the KTX from Suseo's subsidiary company
• Opposition to privatization plan of government

| methods = General strike, protests

| result = Called off the strike and dispersed on their own by the establishment of the Railroad Industry Development Subcommittee in National Assembly of South Korea

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| side2 =

| leadfigures1 = Korean Railway Workers' Union

• Kim Myeong-hwan, leader of Union

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• Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
• Federation of Korean Trade Unions
• Korean Labor Unions Confederation (call off the strike)

| leadfigures2 = Korea Railroad Corporation

• Choi Yeon-hye, president of Korail

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• Park Geun-hye government
• Police

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The 2013 railroad strike in South Korea was a 22 days general strike by members of the Korea Railroad Corporation Union of Korean Railway Workers' Union and Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, Federation of Korean Trade Unions in South Korea between December 9 and December 30, against the establishment of the KTX from Suseo's subsidiary company of Korail.{{Cite web|title=4년 만에 철도노조 파업…일반 열차 운행 차질|url=http://news.kbs.co.kr/news/NewsView.do?SEARCH_NEWS_CODE=2768990&ref=L|last=|first=|date=2013-12-09|website=KBS 뉴스|language=ko|access-date=2020-04-30}}