'Health Deterioration' Kim Myung-hwan, Chairman of Minnocho, Transported to Hospital

Kim Myung-hwan, chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, is seen leaving the main building of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions on the afternoon of the 1st and moving to an ambulance.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Kim Myung-hwan, chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), was transported to a hospital due to deteriorating health.

At around 2:35 p.m. on the 1st, Chairman Kim left the KCTU headquarters building in Jung-gu, Seoul, and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. A KCTU official stated, "Chairman Kim has had diabetes and high blood pressure. During the process of blocking the commute by some industrial unions, he experienced pressure and stress, causing a nosebleed and briefly collapsing."

Originally, the labor-management-government tripartite was scheduled to reach a social agreement to overcome the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and hold a signing ceremony that morning. However, the KCTU Central Executive Committee failed to ratify the agreement due to opposition from some affiliated unions such as the Metal Workers' Union, and ultimately the tripartite did not reach a final agreement.

From the morning, hundreds of union members from the Metal Workers' Union and the coalition union of irregular workers called 'No More Irregular Workers' protested, stating, "A social agreement that has not obtained the consent of all union members cannot be ratified," demanding Chairman Kim's resignation and blocking the commute.

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