President Yoon Suk Yeol will chair a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to deliberate whether to issue a government order forcing striking truckers to return to work as a union-backed walkout entered its fifth day.

Yoon revealed the plan during a meeting of his senior presidential secretaries on Monday, stressing the need to firmly establish law and principle in tackling labor issues.

The transport minister can issue a return-to-work order following the Cabinet's deliberation in the event that participants conclude the strike will or may bring about a serious crisis to the national economy.

Those who fail to follow the government's order could face up to three years in prison or face fines of up to 30 million won.