[asia-apec 288] Strike Urgent Report #5

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>Date: Sat, 04 Jan 1997 19:13:51 +0800
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>From: misun <misun at HK.Super.NET>
>Subject: Strike Urgent Report #5
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>Strike Urgent Report #5 (22:00, Jan 2. 97)
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>It rained in the morning, then the wind blew severely.
>In the afternoon, the snow fell so thick and fast  
>that the tent for sit-down almost seemed to be blown 
>away. Here is only one stove, so it is bitterly cold.
>..... May the snowstorm cease soon.
>a day of suffering, workers' life with hardship.....
>May all of them be over forever.....
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>-- On 1 Jan. 97, in a sit-down demonstration of the
>   Chunbuk Regional Headquarter, KCTU.
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>On The Spot
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>+ KCTU's press conference held on the second stage struggle!
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>"We'll step up our struggle by stages until the government
>nullifies the bad labor law which rammed through parliament
>in a deceptive manner," KCTU President Kwon Young-kil said
>at the news conference on 2 Jan.
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>In this conference, KCTU demanded to the goverment and the
>ruling party that all the persons being responsibility 
>for this illegal passage of the laws resign immediately.
>Also it assisted that the unilaterally railroaded labor bills
>be withdrawn and newly amended. To make it happen, KCTU 
>would organize the nation-wide signature-seeking campaign
>for the judgement to the ruling party and democratic revision  
>of labor laws. it announced that this struggle would be
>kept until the President election scheduled in December.
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>KCTU urged the opposite parties to strong mass struggle, and
>proposed joint strikes to the Federation of Korean Trade 
>Unions(FKTU), the other umbrellar union in South Korea.
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>+ KCTU Press Statement on the second stage strikes.
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>The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions(KCTU) cannot hold
>back our great rage on the fact that the government announced
>publicly the unilaterally railroaded anti-workers labor laws 
>by the Official Gazette on 31 Dec. 96. against our expectation.
>So, unless the government nullifies the anti-workers labor laws
>and initiates the immediate revision, WE will step up our 
>General Strike to more powerful second stage, which will start
>from the morning of 3 Jan. as already scheduled.
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>1. KCTU rejects the anti-workers labor laws that has passed 
>through parliament without regard to democratic procedure
>and the 12 million workers right of live. WE strongly demand 
>that all the persons responsible for the illegal passage
>such as Chairman of the ruling New Korea Party(NKP), Lee
>Hong-koo and Prime Minister Lee Soo-sung and so on. We also
>urge the goverment to nullify the labor laws and amend 
>it immediately.
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>2. Unless this demands is fulfilled by 08:00, 3 Jan., the
>metal workers headed by Automaker Unions' Federation like
>Hyundai, Daewoo are going to resume the strikes. Then, 
>if situation doen't change, from 6 Jan. Metal workers, 
>Hyundai Group Federation, Chemical Unions' Federation 
>as well as about 200 Clerical, Professional, Construction
>Unions altogether will join to the General Strike.
>The public sector unions as the broadcasting, newspaper 
>and hospital will take part in the strikes from 7 Jan.
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>3. At the same time, KCTU's members will keep holding protest
>rallies at the NKP's district party chapters. KCTU will 
>initiate the "nationwide signature-seeking drive for the 
>judgement to the NKP and democratic revision" by 11 Jan. 
>Through the solidarity with all the democratic social groups, 
>WE will struggle aganist President Kim Young-sam and the
>ruling party.
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>4. Finally, KTCU urges the opposite parties to step toward
>the struggle beyond legal actions against anti-worker labor 
>laws. Also, We hope the Federation of Korean Trade Unions
>(FKTU) to join our struggle advocating the workers' and 
>all the nation's right of live without hesitation.
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>                  January 2. 1997.
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>    The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions(KCTU)
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>Support and Solidarity
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>+ Nationwide
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>More and more social groups are joining to the struggle 
>against the anti-worker labor laws. 
>The social groups consisted of those who has played a 
>leading role for the 1987 Democratic Struggle plans to 
>hold the youth rallies denouncing the railroading in 
>front of National Assembly and NKP's Headquarter at 12 
>o'clock on 3 Jan.
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>In Cyberspace NOW!
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>+ English Homepage Service just opened!
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>The homepage of The General Strike in South Korea serviced 
>only in Korean, began to provide English service from 2 Jan. 
>This page was made out by the Telecommunication Task Group 
>for the General Strike(TTGS) and a lot of online volunteers. 
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>TTGS will keep maintaining and updating the page and
>initiate an English newsletter service sooner or later
>, so that all the people not familiar with the Korean 
>language can understand the situation in South Korea and 
>show their support. 
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>+ Black ribbon and Signature Drive 
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>Until now, total 53 online groups post the black ribbon
>meaning the death of democracy in South Korea. and 859 join
>to the signature-seeking campaign through online.
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>The statistics shows that the number of groups have 
>increased by 18 and that of signature participants have
>gone on increasing by 116, in comparison with the last 
>figure of yesterday.
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