South Korea: The National Ready-Mix Transport Labour Union has warned of a full shutdown of mixer trucks across the Seoul Metropolitan Area from 8 June 2026. The Korea JoongAng Daily newspaper has reported that this follows a stall in talks over pay. The union refused to allow individual negotiations due to the disadvantaged position of drivers in areas with weaker bargaining power. Projects affected by such a strike include construction work at the Samsung Electronics campus in Pyeongtaek and the SK Hynix semiconductor cluster in Yongin, both in Gyeonggi.
One ready-mix producer reportedly said "If the union status of transport operators is recognised, they are highly likely to demand direct rate negotiations with construction firms. If that happens, ready-mix concrete producers will be excluded from the negotiating process and will have no choice but to contract with sites based on transport fees unilaterally notified to us."
