It was found that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are being heavily damaged by the indefinite and all-out general strike of the Cargo Solidarity across the country. According to the Korea International Trade Association on the 8th, most of the companies that reported damage to the Freight Solidarity Strike Emergency Grievance Report Center were small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). An official from Company A, which operates a food company in Jeollanam-do, said, “Production has been stopped because imported raw materials cannot be received at the factory. complained to the An official from Company A said, “Since we supply imported food raw materials to large domestic companies in the form of semi-processed products, a chain supply disruption is expected in the future and may affect inflation.”
Company B, an e-commerce company in Seoul, is in the process of pre-ordering and selling a new fan for the summer. However, ahead of shipment on the 9th, the container containing the new product was unable to travel from Incheon Port due to a strike by the cargo coalition, and it is only rolling on its feet. Company B’s official said, “Due to the nature of seasonal home appliances, if you miss the summer season, sales will be impossible, and only various expenses will increase like a snowball.” In addition, most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) cited delays in delivery due to disruption of container truck dispatch and logistics disruption as common difficulties. “The government says the only way is to wait, but I don’t know why small and medium-sized exporters and importers always have to bear the losses,” said an SME official.
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