Korean Doctors Vote to Strike on June 18 in Protest Over Reform

South Korea’s largest organization of doctors voted in favor of holding a strike on June 18, the first time it’s taking collective action to protest against government plans to reform the medical sector.

The Korean Medical Association said 64,139 doctors, or 90.6% of those who took part in the strike referendum last week, supported the walkout. Lim Hyun-taek, head of the KMA, said in a statement that the group represents 140,000 doctors and 20,000 medical students nationwide.