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Today(10.20) afternoon(KST) in central Seoul: A nationwide migrant workers' rally...
 

...which calls for the freedom of migrant workers' to change their workplaces and the abolition of the employment permit system, was held near Gwanghwamun Station under the auspices of nine solidarity groups, incl. the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions(KCTU), the Migrant Workers' Trade Union(MTU) and the Migrant Joint Action. They called on the South Korean government, politicians and business owners to stop suppressing migrant workers and implement a "labor permit system" that guarantees freedom of movement and labor rights by recognizing the limitations of the employment permit system...(source: Media Today)

About 1000 migrant workers from different Asian countries and their Korean supporters vowed to fight until they'll achieve the following 12 core demands...

A detailed report(in Korean), incl. lots of pics, by KCTU you'll get here.

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