Pyeongtaek strike continues in South Korea A strike now completing its fourth week at Ssangyong Motors in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, remains a standoff as of this writing. The strike echoes…
Strikes and lockouts in South Korea As the economic recession hits South Korea, striking car workers have been locked out of their factory while earlier in the week construction…
Workers in South Korea respond to mass redundancies with strike action Workers at South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor went on strike on Thursday in protest at plans for…
South Korean government arrests 450 workers as general strike seems imminent Police apprehended more than 450 labor activists Saturday after a violent protest in Daejeon which…
Crackdown in South Korea as President Lee emphasises need for "labour market flexibility" Nineteen former workers at the Kor-Tek guitar and bass factory in Dungchon, Seoul,…
Seoul: police attack occupied building, kill protestors Six dead, many injured and arrested after police attack protestors near American Military Base.
Korean workers ring in new year with strike for press freedom Media workers have launched a general strike against a new set of state laws which they claim will…
Arrests of Korean trade unionists continue Following a wave of strikes, the South Korean government has unleashed a massive attack against the Korean Metal Workers' Union targeting more…
Korean three-year struggle against precariousness Female precarious workers at Kiryung Electronics Satellite Radio plant in Seoul enter their 1,100th day of struggle.
1987: The Great Workers' Struggle in South Korea A short account of the South Korean strike wave of 1987 known as the Great Workers' Struggle. Affecting most major industries and involving over…
South Korean government steps up conflict with candlelight demonstrators 150 South Korean protesters and bystanders have been rounded up by riot police.
Hyundai workers wildcat in South Korea Workers at Hyundai (HMC) Ulsan plant in South Korea were on wildcat last week for higher wages.
