Corea, República de - Media workers fired for striking (2011)

Workers at MBC TV went on strike for 40 days after a conflict over editorial independence. In the run-up to local elections the workers decided to return to work to help with the workload. Despite this Lee Keun-Haeng, president of MBC TV union, was dismissed on 4 June just after the elections. Forty other union members, producers, reporters and technicians were given disciplinary notice of suspension, wage reductions and warning letters by the management as a result of their participation in the strike.