Last month the majority of the (approx. 680,000)KCTU members decided to go on "General Strike". Date: 7.15...

Yesterday's(7.15) Yonhap News Agency reported the following:

Thousands of unionized workers held rallies throughout the country on Wednesday, seeking higher minimum wages and an end to the government's attempts to restructure the labor market in a management-friendly way.

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) said around 50,000 members joined the nation-wide protests held in 14 different locations, including Seoul...  The government, however, estimated around 28,000 members participated in the nation-wide rallies.

The protestors demanded that the government should stop its oppression of workers, adding the country's hourly minimum wage should be revised to 10,000 won (US$8.74)...

 

More detailed reports about yesterday's KCTU "General Strike" in Korean you'll get on LabourStart(please check out the links, posted 7.15/16!)...