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Hankyoreh wrote the following in its yesterday's editorial:

Solidarity tents for unemployed Ssangyong workers

This afternoon, a sea of tents will be going up in front of the Ssangyong Motor plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. These "Hope Tents" are part of a battle by workers laid off by the automaker. These workers are joined by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, the Korean Metal Workers' Union, and civil society, for the withdrawal of the company's layoffs. Poised to capture voices from every segment of society, the tents represent social solidarity, just like the Hope Buses that helped bring about a resolution to the standoff at Hanjin Heavy Industries... (the full article you can read here)
 

Also y'day afternoon, but in Seoul:

A dancer performs in honor of the lost souls at the joint memorial service for victims of Ssangyong Motor’s large scale layoffs held in front of Seoul Station, Seoul, Dec. 7. There are displayed the portraits of a total of 19 workers and their family members who took their own lives or died of stress diseases (Hankyoreh, 12.8)

   More pics about the rally in Seoul and activities in Pyeongtaek you can see here!

 

But finally today in the morning riot cops attacked the "Hope Tent Village" in Pyeongtaek and arrested several activists:

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