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Y'day (1.30), the (South)Korean Metal Workers Union staged a 4 hour strike, demanding
▶ Abolition of mass layoffs
▶ Regularization of illegally subcontracted workers
▶ Smash of union busting
▶ Withdrawal of lawsuit for compensation of damage

To support KMWU's strike, KCTU held rallies in Seoul (Hanjin Heavy Industry HQ), Busan (Central Railway Station), Ulsan (Hyundai Pylon Sit-in Venue), and Gwang-ju(Regional Labour Office).

In Seoul, at 4 o'clock, about 2,500 KCTU members and KMWU striking workers gathered in front of Hanjin Headquarter and suddenly took the street to march. The police failed to block the marchers who were determined to follow the will of their deceased colleagues and strong enough to go through the police line...

 
In Busan, after the rally in front of the central railway station, 1,700 members of KMWU (Hanjin Heavy Industry Local Branch) who lost their colleague Choe Gang-seo and his family members marched from the funeral hall to Hanjin Yeong-do Shipyard with his coffin. They arrived in the Democracy Square inside the shipyard and sit down to ask the employer to take a responsibility on his death. The police blocked up the main gate of the shipyard to prevent union members from bringing freezer truck and dry ice needed to keep his body. The police used tear gas and clubs against Choe's family members and colleagues when they entered the shipyard.

 (text and pics: KCTU)

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