“We Shouldn’t Get Sick ” Anxious Patients

A citizen who did not know that the Korean Health and Medical Workers Union went on strike starting July 20 is looking at the workers with a distraught face in front of an empty window at Hanyang University Medical Center in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. According to the Labor Ministry, it was announced that six hospitals are on strike, but the union side claimed it was 12.

Jong-Seung Lee urisesang@donga.com