Arrest warrants for the entire leadership of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
Aug 5 2008 12:28
Following a massive wave of protests and demonstrations against April 18th Protocol on importation of US beef, on 24 July the South Korean government issued arrest warrants for top leaders of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) including Lee Suk-haeng (President) and Lee Yong-shik (General Secretary). Ms. Jin Young-ok, First Vice-President of the KCTU has been arrested and detained.
The police surrounded the building where the main office of the KCTU is located, ready to move in and arrest the leaders. Arrest warrants have also been issued for other union leaders.
This anti-union repression threatens to return Korea to the dark days of the military dictatorship which ended two decades ago. Korean trade unionists are asking for a huge international campaign to pressure their government to fundamental trade union rights.
Read more at KCTU's own site: http://nodong.org/bbs//view.php?id=eng_action&no=64
and at labourstart http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=402
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