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Yesterday afternoon a few migrant workers and some solidarity activists marked this year's Int'l Migrants' Day with a rally in downtown Seoul (in front of Seoul Stn).

MTU wrote y'day following about the event:

Today 'Alliance for migrants equality and human rights' held International Migrants Day Rally - "We are labor, labor is one" in the Seoul station plaza.
Various migrants organizations including MTU participated in the rally and other Korean organizations like KCTU gathered too.

 
Opening concert was Indonesian workers' band. They filled the place with full energy and migrants voice.

 
KCTU vice president and Amnesty International officer condemned the government and demanded the migrants' rights.

 
MTU representative also raised migrant workers' voice.(see the following)
Korean singer and Korean language class student group's performance followed.

In spite of the cold weather, participants stayed and enjoyed the rally.
Each country migrants groups and Korean groups had speeches.

 
In the end all of migrants went on the stage and sang the song "we shall overcome" in English, Nepali, Bangladesh and Korea. The migrants lifted up the picket "LABOR IS ONE", each letter filled with participants' photos. It was wonderful performance.

Thanks to all participants.

For more details please check out:
☞ International Migrants Day Rally (MTU, 12.13)

Some impressions from the event (by pics and an audio report) you'll get here (YongsanAction Radio, "Struggle News")!

Finally here some impressions from y'day's "Int'l Migrants' Day" rally in Daegu: