[2.02] 경찰vs 민주노총...

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Members of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union(KMWU) started to protest on Jan. 30 outside of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Busan shipyard. They sit with the coffin of Choi Gang-seo, a worker and union member who committed suicide after being laid off from his job at Hanjin. After Choi’s suicide, the union asked to discuss the matter with Hanjin, but the company declined to discuss it, saying it was a personal matter. The unionists are protesting asking Hanjin to drop their 15.8 billion won (US$14.8 million) lawsuit against the union for "damages" incurred during their strike...

And last Saturday(Feb. 2) thousands of KCTU activists and members of solidarity organisations took the streets of Busan to support KMWU's protest. After the opening rally - during the demonstration, heading for Hanjin's shipyard - they were confronted with a massive force of riot cops...

Here some impressions, photographed by comrade Yoon Kyeong-min:

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