[asia-apec 284] Strike Urgent Report #1

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>Date: Sat, 04 Jan 1997 02:08:47 +0800
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>From: misun <misun at HK.Super.NET>
>Subject: Strike Urgent Report #1
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>Strike Urgent Report #1 
> - edited in December. 30, 1996, 01:00 
>
>Fourth Day of General Strike 
>
>ON THE SPOT 
>
>A Battle Cry of Protest against anti-worker labor laws overspread!
>- 25,000 workers from throughout the country gathered in central Seoul 
>
>The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) held the great rally at
>Yoido Plaza in  central
>Seoul on Dec. 29 drew some 25,000 workers from throughout the country. The
>participants
>shouted the withdrawal of president and demanded the repeal of a new labor
>law would make
>their job insecure.
>President Kwon Yong-gil of KCTU said that "President Kim Young-sam should
>apologize to 12 
>million workers. Unless the unilaterally railroaded labor laws and Natinal
>Security Planning
>Agency Act are not repealed, the second stage of General Strike will be
>launched right after the 
>New Year's holiday." In this rally, the first speaker of industrial
>Federations, President Dan
>Byung-ho of Democratic Metal Trade Union Federation, spoke that "Workers are
>forced to
>choose whether to go down their knees completely or to stand to fight", and
>"This rally is not  just
>for protest against anti-workers laws, but against president Kim Young-sam's
>government" with
>a lot of worker's applause.
>The workers after the rally marched to the ruling New Korea Party(NKP)
>headquaters, protesting 
>to the passage of labor laws. 
>
>FOURTH DAY OF GENERAL STRIKE 
>
>The unions in Strike are 735 
>The workers in Strike are 379,000 
>
>On the FOURTH day of General Strike, 29 Dec. 96, as Pusan Subway Union got
>into the strike 
>and Korea Telecom(KT) Union warned its strike starton 31 Dec, General Strike
>in South Korea 
>extends to Public Sector's Unions.
>In Accordance with KCTU, by that day 182 affiliated unions(223,000 member
>workers) went on 
>the General Strike. In addition to that, 553 member unions of the Federation
>of Korea Trade
>Unions(FKTU), 156,000 workers also take part in the Strike. Totally, 735
>trade unions, 379,000 
>workers be on strike. 
>Financial Unions and hospital unions will resume their strikes afterthe
>holiday, and 4 major
>broadcasting unions including KBS, MBC will go on the strikes on Jan 6 1997.
>Subway Unions 
>will decide the day going on the strike through member workers' voting on 30
>Jan. 96. 
>
>SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT 
>
>Nationwide 
>Other social groups are supporting the 4 day-lasting strike. Board for
>justice and peace of Seoul 
>Catholic parish pointed out that the labor act is "not passed to proper
>procedure" and amended 
>act will "deprive the workers of the job security." Lawyer association for
>democracy will take 
>sitdown strike on Dec.30.
>101 persons including professors, social movement leaders and Mr.Baek,
>ex-presidential cadidate 
>issued a statement in order to warn the retreatment. They are afraid that
>the civil government is 
>now "going back to authoritarian regime," and confirmed that "the result of
>general strike will be 
>wholely on the government itself." 
>
>International 
>OECD Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) accused South Korea Labor Laws! 
>
>IN CYBERSPACE NOW
>
>Now, many online people keep expressing their protest against unilateral
>railroading passage of 
>anti-workers labor law, and the solidarity and support to workers' General
>Strike. They also are 
>condemning the ruling New Korea Party(NKP) and the President. 
>The opinions of online people are posted in freespeech board, conference
>room, or bulletin board 
>of progressive online groups with the header of [Support to
Strike("Paubjiji")].
>In all three major commercial online services, about 1000-3000 articles
>supporting to Strike are 
>posted from right after the passage of the bills.
>Also, in each online service, the conference on this issue are being held. 
>
>
>
>     Published by the Telecommunication Taskgroup for General Strike (TTGS)
>     Distributed through Online BBS Service and Internet twice a day
>     Phone : +82-2-855-1913
>     E-mail : rys at member.sing-kr.org
>     Homepage : http://kpd.sing-kr.org/strike 
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