2253개의 게시물을 찾았습니다.
Last night, Hyundai Motors Union (Ulsan Regional Council, a part of KMWU/KCTU) 'vowed' to suspend all engine output in the company's biggest production base from tomorrow, saying an employee set himself on fire to protest the company's ongoing suppression of unionized workers...
Reuters reported today the following about the latest developments:
The incident indicates labor issues remain a potential vulnerability for the strongly performing South Korean carmaker, although it avoided strikes for a third year in a row last year.
The worker and union member with the surname Shin was found in flames at a Hyundai engine plant in the southeastern city of Ulsan at around noon on Sunday, and is currently in critical condition at a hospital in nearby Busan, Hyundai's union said in a statement.
The union said in a separate statement that a factory manager had tried to "unfairly control" Shin after he reported problems with engine quality to management, citing files found on his computer.
"Hyundai's management has not abandoned its outdated labor management policy, causing frequent conflicts with labor," the union said.
The union warned that it would suspend engine output throughout Hyundai's complex in Ulsan and refuse overtime and weekend work from Tuesday should the company fail to accept demand including preventing the repeat of incidents of alleged suppression or excessive monitoring.
A company spokesman denied (of course^^) any improper conduct in the treatment of unionized workers.
But employees at the plant where Shin worked already suspended production after the incident...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/09/us-hyundai-labour-idUSTRE80804C20120109
Related articles/reports:
☞ 문용문 지부장 "분신사태 왜곡 단호히 대처하겠다" (Ulsan LaborNews, 1.09)
☞ 금속노조 현대차지부 "조합원 분신 현장통제 때문" (OMN, 1.09)
☞ 현대차 분신 조합원 ‘위독’.. 화상전문병원서 긴급 수술 (VOP, 1.09)
☞ 현대차지부 조합원, 사측 현장통제에 맞서 항거분신 (KCTU, 1.08)
☞ Hyundai braced for labour unrest (beyondbrics, 1.09)
Seoul's 'Metropolitan Housing Renewal Division' representative: "The objective of redevelopment projects in general is to improve downtrodden areas of the city."
"The purpose is to improve the living environment of regions where buildings have poor maintenance, infrastructure and are generally crammed with outworn structures," he said. (Korea Herald, 2010.3.29).
But the heretofore reality of generic "redevelopment" projects in downtown Seoul you can check out here (no comment!!)...
Next week I'll write more about the issue, incl. some of my 'ideas'!
Yesterday's Korea Times reported the following:
Seoul to withdraw redevelopment plans
The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to cancel large-scale housing projects in some districts, considering residents’ opposition to the development, a city official said Sunday.
“We have been at odds with residents of some areas that have been designated as sites for the New Town project,” the official said. “We will cancel some of designations if residents remain against the project.”
The city government had designated a total of 247 zones for redevelopment since 2002, but construction has not started in over 80 percent of the zones.
Delays are largely attributed to objection from residents and conflicts between resident associations and construction firms. Critics also argue that the simultaneous designation of many areas as New Towns caused instability in housing prices there and surrounding areas, making it difficult for residents to resettle.
The city government will soon announce more details on the annulment of the project after collecting more opinions from citizens and experts and coming up with alternative measures...
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/01/117_102021.html
Well, it's possibly(??) a first step in the right direction...
But - IMHO - the problem of "redevelopment", especially in Seoul's downtown areas, can't be solved just by putting the planned projects just on hold! (More about the issue in the next days...!)
"Hope Tents" went up Friday in front of Ssangyong Motor's factory in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, as (at least 1000) workers joined civic, social group members and students in a two-day, one-night rally and candlelight cultural festival to call for the reinstatement of workers laid off by the automaker... (Hankyoreh, 12.24)
Related articles:
☞ Hope Tents for reinstatement of laid off Ssangyong workers (Hankyoreh, 12.24)
☞ '절망의 공장' 쌍용차를 둘러싼 희망텐트...“웃으면서 끝까지 함께 투쟁” (VoP, 12.24)
☞ 함박눈도 녹인 희망텐트촌 '와락 크리스마스' 첫날 (C-media, 12.23)
Yesterday, from the morning until the night, the Jaenueng Struggle Collective together with many supporters marked the 4th year(exactly 1,461 days!!) of their sit-in strike to achieve reemployment, incl. fair pyment and the right to be unionized. The protest activities took place in front of Jaenueng Education Institute(JEI) Hyehwa-dong(Seoul, Jongno District). Here some impressions...
09:00AM, last preparations:
11:00AM, agit-prop:
01:00PM, first rally by sudent solidarity groups:
05:00PM, evening 'struggle rally':
07:30~10:00PM, culture festival(*):
* More pictures from the impressive culture festival you can see here!
Impressions from yesterday's solidarity night in Seoul's Korea Univ. to support the struggle of the "Korean Federation of Victims of Forced Eviction" (전철연):
More pictures you can see here:
☞ [12.17] Solidarity night in Korea Univ.
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