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S. Korean Workers Fight for their Jobs |
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by Peter Miller
Email: peterm (nospam) shout.net (unverified!) |
25 Feb 2001
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This is really to highlight the use of independent media by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. Unfortunately for us, the text on the website isn't in english. |
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Workers at South Korea's Daewoo Motors are fighting the elimination of their jobs. This morning, thousands of people took to the streets in Bupyong, the site of Daewoo's main plant. When police stopped fifteen hundred demonstrators from assembling in the town's main square, the demonstration reportedly turned violent. Workers burned tires as they occupied an eight-lane boulevard, demanding an end to the layoffs. Reporters state that nobody was injured when an estimated 200 workers clashed with police. Some workers reportedly defended themselves with steel pipes. A south korean news agency reported on another demonstration in Pusan, 200 miles southeast of Seoul, where 700 labor activists marched through downtown streets to demand cancellation of the layoffs. Daewoo laid off 1,800 workers last week as part of a restructuring plan meant to sweeten a possible takeover deal with General Motors. General Motors, the world's largest corporation, says that the layoffs are a key condition of the takeover. The workers who lost their jobs immediately began a sit-in protest at the company's main plant. Police broke up the sit-in four days later, prompting the protesters to take to the streets. About 100 people have been arrested. Pictures of the demonstrations are available at the website of the Korean Confederation of trade Unions, www.kctu.org. |
See also:
http://cast.jinbo.net/video/special_daewoo.html
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