SEOUL, South Korea — Thousands of demonstrators representing organized labor marched in South Korea's capital on Saturday denouncing government attempts to force thousands of striking truckers back to work after they walked out in a dispute over the price of freight. The government is using controversial powers to force truckers back to workSign up for daily news! Tuesday's order marked the first time a South Korean government exercised its controversial powers under a law revised in 2004 to force truckers back to their jobs. Officials say they issued the "work start order" to cement truckers first because the construction industry was hit hardest by shipment delays. The truckers say the minimum-rate system is crucial for their finances and personal safety, saying that without it they are forced to increase their deliveries and drive dangerously to make ends meet.
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