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- '노란봉투'캠페인/국제연대..
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28개의 게시물을 찾았습니다.
Y'day in the early afternoon in front of Seoul Stn.: At least 3,000 workers, organized in KRWU protested against the ongoing oppression of union activities... (here you'll get a short report, incl. lots of pics)
Almost at the same time a massive police presence prevented a planned and officially announced Sewolho Memorial Human Chain nearby Cheongwadae(here you can read a detailed report)...
But finally, a short while later, about 15,000 people gathered in front of Seoul's City Hall to commemorate the victims of the Sewolho Disaster(related reports, incl. lots of pics, you'll get here, here and here)...
From y'day morning until today's afternoon: KTU's homepage:
The background story, provited by Yonhap News(7.15): Police seized the website servers of a progressive teachers' union on Tuesday as part of an investigation into alleged illegal political activity by its members.
A team of officers from Seoul's Jongno Police Station confiscated servers containing online posts and emails written by members of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) between May 1 and July 2.
"The raid was conducted to collect data on their illegal activities," a police officer said. "The data will also help identify which members took part in political rallies denouncing the President Park Geun-hye administration"...(more you'll get here/and on LabourStart you can read some related reports in Korean)
Meanwhile KTU filed today a petition with the national human rights watchdog, demanding the education ministry cancel moves to discipline and seek the criminal punishment of union members for taking part in political protest...(more you can read here)
Already y'day afternoon(KST) KCTU, KTU's parent organization, published(via press release) a protest note, condemning the ongoing/increasing criminalization campaign against KTU and demanding (nothing short of)Park Geun-hye's RESIGNATION(!!):
About two weeks ago unionized workers at Samsung Electronics Service subcontractors have voted for an agreement with management on wages and other labor terms to end a year-long strike, and yesterday they commemorated the struggle with a press conference in front of Samsung HQ in Seoul's Seocho-dong...
followed by a kind of victory celebration...
Today's Yonhap News reported the following: Family members of the victims of April's ferry disaster started a hunger strike Monday, demanding an early adoption of a special law aimed at shedding light on the cause of the incident that left more than 300 people dead or missing... "Fifteen family members of the Sewol ferry victims began a hunger strike at the Gwanghwamun Square and in front of the main building of the National Assembly," an association representing the families said at a press conference held in front of the National Assembly. The families asked that the special law be enacted by July 24, which marks the 100th day since the disaster, because progress at the parliament has been slow due to bipartisan disputes. The association said it will hand over a list of signatures gathered from a nationwide campaign to the parliament and launch a parade...
...in the Yeouido financial district in western Seoul on Tuesday.
Related reports in Korean you'll get here:
☞ 단식농성에 돌입하는 세월호 엄마 아빠의 이야기 (노동과 세계, 7.14)
☞ 세월호 가족대책위, 단식 돌입 “제대로 된 특별법 제정해야” (민중의소리, 7.14)
☞ 세월호 가족 15명, “제대로 된 특별법” 요구 국회 단식농성 돌입 (참세상, 7.14)
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