No, that's not just a sick joke... but a perfect way to f*ck the int'l labor movement!!

Yesterday's KCNA 'reported' the following:

President Kim Il Sung was presented with a gift by the Left Bloc of the Austrian Trade Union Federation on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea. The gift was conveyed to an official concerned on Tuesday by Federal Secretary of the Bloc Oliver Jonischkeit on a visit to the DPRK.

Related KCNA 'report'(2009.5.09):

The Left Bloc of the Austrian Trade Union Federation sent a solidarity letter to the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea on the occasion of May Day. The letter said that the Songun politics pursued by General Secretary Kim Jong Il is of decisive significance in the struggle of the workers and other people in the DPRK for consolidating and developing socialism in the DPRK and opening the gate to a thriving nation till 2012, in particular. The letter noted that the above-mentioned organization is confident that they will further develop the socialist cause by frustrating ceaseless provocations of the U.S. imperialists and its followers.
The DPRK's present development serves as a shining symbol of the superiority of socialism to capitalism, the letter held...

For more 'info' please check out:

☞ Oliver Jonischkeit
☞ Gewerkschaftlicher Linksblock
☞ Austrian Trade Union Federation