[월:] 2022년 05월

On the second day of the general strike of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions’ public transportation union, Hyundai Motor’s parts suppliers from the Ulsan headquarters of the Korea Cargo Workers‘ Union participated in the rejection of the operation, causing production disruptions.

According to the police and Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Motor’s Ulsan plant has been disrupted by production lines at its second, third, and fourth plants, as parts were not delivered on time later in the day, from a few minutes to an hour.

Earlier in the day, the Korea Cargo Workers’ Union issued guidelines to its union members to completely suspend the supply and operation of auto parts from the afternoon. As a result, union members participating in the strike did not transport parts, which seems to have caused a setback.

Members of the Ulsan headquarters gathered at the entrance of Hyundai Motor’s Ulsan plant in Buk-gu, Ulsan from 2 p.m. to urge the truckers belonging to Hyundai Motor’s cargo union, which is supplied to Hyundai Motor’s Ulsan plant. The number of participants is around 50 to 100 per door.

About 70 percent of cargo workers at 19 carriers contracted with Hyundai Glovis, a supplier of Hyundai Motor, are considered members of the freight union. Union members of the Korea Cargo Workers’ Union demanded the return of the delivery vehicles from 3 p.m., the shift time for Hyundai Motor employees, and some parts vehicles are returning.

While unionized vehicles are circulating in front of the entrance gate, only non-unionized vehicles are entering the company. As a result, as the supply and demand of auto parts are not carried out in time, operations at Ulsan plant 2 to 5, excluding the first plant under maintenance, are being suspended and operated repeatedly. The automobile production system is designed to supply and demand parts according to the production schedule to reduce product inventory, so production disruptions are inevitable even if only some parts are not delivered.

An official from Hyundai Motor said, “Non-union delivery drivers are operating, so the factory is not shutting down,” adding, “As the production line is operating as soon as parts are supplied and supplied, the line is repeatedly running.”

Police have deployed police officers and riot police around Hyundai Motor’s Ulsan plant to immediately respond to illegal activities such as obstruction of delivery vehicles.

Daejeon City announced on the 6th that it will conduct a fact-finding inspection on 42 designated maintenance companies for comprehensive automobile inspection from the 7th to the 27th.

The joint inspection team plans to visit the workplace to examine the overall automobile inspection process, such as ▲ compliance with the inspection method ▲ securing technical personnel ▲ compliance with inspection facilities ▲ status of inspection equipment and facilities.

In the first half of this year, companies that have too high an acceptance rate for automobile inspections, lack of inspection results, and frequent civil complaints will be sampled and inspected in detail.

Han Sun-hee, director of construction and transportation at Daejeon City, said, “As automobile inspections are directly related to citizens’ safety, we will correct wrong practices and block fraud such as false inspections.”

As the establishment of an automobile maintenance plant was promoted in a residential area in Panam-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon, nearby residents strongly protested. Residents urged the Dong-gu Office to cancel the construction permit, saying that various pollution such as air pollution and noise could infringe on their living rights when operating the factory.

About 10 residents of Panam-dong, who live near the factory site, held a rally on the driveway in front of the Dong-gu Office on the 31st and insisted on canceling the establishment of an automobile maintenance plant.

Company A is seeking to establish a two-story car maintenance plant on a 663.95㎡ (about 200 pyeong) site in Panam-dong, Dong-gu. On May 18 last year, the building permit was received by the Dong-gu Office, and the district office approved the construction on October 28 of the same year after consultation with related departments and deliberation by the city planning committee. Company A, which obtained a construction permit, began construction in April, but has temporarily suspended the establishment of the factory from the 9th due to residents’ protests.

Afterwards, Company A promised to take civil and criminal responsibility in the event of inconvenience such as compliance with workplaces and environment and noise through an agreement on the 30th. Despite these measures, residents maintain their opposition, saying that if a factory is built, it is inevitable to infringe on the right to live.

Residents said, “15 detached houses and 1,800 apartments are included within 300 meters of the factory, and three apartments are located with a wall,” adding, “We are trying to push ahead with the construction without considering the surrounding environment or collecting opinions.”

Residents also raised procedural questions about the process of licensing the factory site. They say that there are suspicions, such as applying for permission for farmland exclusive use and obtaining permission for construction without any sanctions, even though they purchased it as farmland in November 2020 and failed to comply with their self-cultivation obligations.

Residents said, “I have never seen the factory site being purchased as farmland for six months,” adding, “I wonder that the farmland that is not used for agricultural management has not been administratively disposed of. If the construction permit is obtained by fraudulent means, the source is invalid.

In the meantime, construction of the factory is scheduled to resume on the 2nd, and residents’ opposition is expected to spread further. Residents say they will not only protest but also sue if they push ahead with the construction.

A Dong-gu official said, “Unlike the residents’ claims, there were signs of growing crops when we checked the site before the exclusive permit,” adding, “It is difficult to stop the construction because the building owner is preparing an agreement to dispel residents’ concerns.”

The problem is that illegal maintenance of unauthorized automobile maintenance businesses in the province continues. On the 29th, the police caught maintenance companies who conspired with rental car companies to illegally maintain vehicles and made unfair profits. The provincial police requested an arrest warrant for a man in his 50s who has renovated the warehouse and maintained unauthorized vehicles on charges of violating the Automobile Management Act. Two employees of a rental car company who conspired with a maintenance company were also booked on suspicion of aiding and abetting.

According to the investigation, the illegal maintenance company borrowed an unauthorized warehouse in Jeju City from August 2019, and formed a partnership with two rental car companies to generate illegal sales worth 100 million won for two years. They worked hard to repair the car and maintained it for less than half of the normal repair cost. On the other hand, if an accident occurred while driving a rental car, the customer was charged more than the actual repair cost, and when there was a protest, a false estimate was given. In particular, it was revealed that they divided the payment by making it look like they repaired a normal vehicle.

Earlier last year, the autonomous police caught and sent seven people, including four unregistered maintenance companies and a third-class maintenance company that did not have air pollutant prevention facilities, through planning and investigation. In February, two operators who rented a warehouse and engaged in unregistered maintenance business were caught, and illegal vehicle maintenance activities were frequently conducted, so measures to eradicate them are needed.

Illegal maintenance of vehicles is a serious problem. It can lead to poor maintenance and lead to unexpected traffic accidents. In the worst case, even if a death accident occurs, it is difficult to compensate for it afterwards, so there is a high possibility of good It also interferes with the operation of normally operated automobile maintenance companies and breaks the order of commerce. In the case of rental cars, it cannot be overlooked that tourists take the damage in case of an emergency.

Cars can turn into weapons if used incorrectly without convenient transportation or proper management. That’s why vehicle maintenance and management are required according to normal procedures. Even if special crackdowns are strengthened, illegal maintenance practices such as rental car companies should be eradicated. As tourists have been damaged one after another, it is not something to wait and see for the image of Jeju.