[asia-apec 286] Strike Urgent Report #3

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>Date: Sat, 04 Jan 1997 02:08:58 +0800
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>From: misun <misun at HK.Super.NET>
>Subject: Strike Urgent Report #3
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>Strike Urgent Report #3 
>- edited in January. 1, 1997, at 01:00 
>Sixth Day of General Strike 
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>ON THE SPOT 
>Temporary Ease, But That's just beginning! 
>     Though the General Strike has eased for holiday, a lot of workerswarns
>the resume of the 
>     strikes. The Korean Confederation of TradeUnions(KCTU) declared the
>temporary ease from 31 
>     Dec. 96, has the plan to execute the second stage of the strikes, which
>make thisGeneral Strike 
>     widespread. The Federation of Korean Trade Unions(FKTU) also announced
>to resume the 
>     escalating second stage strikeafter the holiday. 
>     Many individual unions and federations has decided to go on the strikes
>in succession. 
>     Metropolitan railway Trade Union determinedto execute the temporary
>strike during 44hrs from 4 
>     Jan. KoreanFederation of Construction Trade Unions(KFCTU) determined
>totake part in the strikes 
>     from 09:00, 6 Jan. 
>     Korean Federation of Press Unions(KFPU) also will go into the
>strikefrom 7 Jan. All the 
>     newspaper and broadcasting unions will jointo this action at the same
>day. The Federation also 
>     will enforcethe monitoring to the press in order to prevent slanted
>news reports on this issue.
>12 workers Protesting in Chungnamdae Arrested!
>     12 workers visiting to Chungnamdae(the President's resort)
>protestingfor the repeal of anti-workers 
>     labor laws were arrested by riot policeon 31 Dec. 96.
>     KCTU Choongbuk Regional HQ. had kept to try to interview with the
>pres.Kim Yong-sam who 
>     would visit there and deliver a note of protest to him.So, the person
>named 'Mr. choi' of the 
>     Blue House was contacted, butthe person who really appeared is not him,
>but the chief of a 
>     police station. 
>     At last the interview was dispelled, therefore the workers went to
>Chungnamdae to deliver their 
>     note of protest. Riot police blockedand arrested all of them. By this
>time, only one worker is 
>     released,and the other still in arrest.
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>Solidarity and Support 
>     Strike just here? NO! All over World
>  
>In Cyberspace Now 
>Online Movements Jumping on the Right Track! 
>     Black ribbon campaign and A million netizens signature-seekingcampaign
>against anti-workers 
>     amendments prevails on the computernetworks. This campaign provides the
>way for netizens to 
>     expresstheir rage in public. Until now, about 500 people participated
>inthe signature campaign, 
>     and 20 online groups got into the blackribbon campaign or posted the
>phrase protesting against 
>     anti-workersacts on the front page. During the New Year holiday the
>workers are waiting for 
>     second-stage strike after the holiday, the onlinestruggle is going to
>be heated day by day. 
>
>How to take part in the online movements from abroad 
>     1. put your name, signature, and opinion on General Strike Homepage.
>     2. Catch up on the change of situations.
>     3. post any information on the strikes to any related newsgroup or
>bulletin board.
>     4. Link this homepage (http://kpd.sing-kr.org/strike) on your
>individual and/or union homepage.
>     5. Rush to the Blue House homepage  (http://www.bluehouse.go.kr)
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>    and Leave your message of 
>     protest to the President. 
>     6. Send your letters or fax to Kim Youngsam, President of South Korea. 
>     To: 
>     Mr Kim, Youngsam, 
>     President of the Republic of Korea, The Blue House (ChungWaDae), 
>     1 SejongRo JonrgoKu, SEOUL 110050, Republic of Korea
>     FAX # : +82-2-770-0253 
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>     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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