Using the local approach to the global structure of a symmetric space E we establish a relationship between strict K-monotonicity, lower (resp. upper) local uniform K-monotonicity, order continuity and the Kadec-Klee property for global convergence in measure. We also answer the question under which condition upper local uniform K-monotonicity concludes upper local uniform monotonicity. Finally, we present a correlation between K-order continuity and lower local uniform K-monotonicity in a symmetric space E under some additional assumptions on E.2010 Mathematics Subjects Classification: 46E30, 46B20, 46B42.