由于原材料成本上升和劳动力短缺，韩国造船业面临着工会加薪的压力，韩国最大的造船企业现代重工集团正面临着工会罢工的威胁。

近日，现代重工集团三家船厂现代重工、现代三湖重工、现代尾浦造船工会成员组织投票。由于劳动谈判停滞不前，三家船厂的工会成员投票支持罢工。

韩国造船海洋在现代重工集团造船业务控股公司（KSOE）第三季度财务报告发布后，三家船厂的工会同日在蔚山市政厅举行了联合新闻发布会，称如果管理层对今年的劳动谈判漠不关心，就有可能同时进行轮流罢工。此外，工会高管还将在首尔罢工，给管理层施加压力。

In response, the management of Korea Shipbuilding & Marine said that accepting all of the union's demands would inevitably result in an additional cost burden of 250 billion won (about $177 million) per year.

As the exchange rate of Korean Won continued to plummet against the US dollar, Korea Shipbuilding & Marine disclosed its third quarter financial report on October 27 and took on a number of LNG to ship-based high value-added ship orders, replacing some previous low-priced ship contracts by re-signing them at high prices and continuously reducing costs. One year later, Korea Shipbuilding & Marine managed to turn a loss into a profit, achieving an operating profit of 188.8 billion won (about $133 million). This far exceeded the operating profit forecast of 80.9 billion won by FnGuide, a Korean financial information company.

In releasing the financial report, a source related to Korea Shipbuilding & Marine stressed that with the subsequent increase in high-priced ship construction projects, it is certain that the company will completely turn around its unfavorable profitability situation.

However, despite the temporary end of losses, the union strike will undoubtedly bring new negative factors. It is understood that previous negotiations between the two sides had been postponed for two years, culminating in a decision to increase the basic wage by $16 per month. Reports show that the union is demanding an increase of 142,300 won in base salary this year, equivalent to more than $99 (excluding the increase in salary for years of service), a guaranteed performance bonus of more than 250%, an increase in medical benefits, and a change in the wage structure.

Union officials stressed that they have met with the group 22 times since July, but Hyundai Heavy Industries Group rejected the union's demands, saying it would cost more than $175 million a year, and the company applied for mediation and negotiation suspension.

On October 14, the unions of the three shipyards of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group applied to the Korean Central Labor Relations Commission for mediation of labor disputes. on October 21, the Commission decided to suspend mediation and gave the unions the legal right to strike.

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尽管工会成员投票支持罢工，但分析人士预计，工会不太可能立即罢工。目前，韩国造船业工作量大，但面临劳动力短缺的问题。因此，如果工会进行实际罢工，将产生相当大的影响。

截至目前，今年以来，韩国造船海洋承担了186艘船舶和海洋设备订单，221.5亿美元，约174.4亿美元。去年，韩国造船海洋年接单量高达226艘228亿美元，创下2013年以来最高纪录。随着手持订单的快速增加，现代重工于10月28日重启了其最大的船厂群山造船厂。