34,000 Participants in KCTU General Strike... About 3% of Union Members

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] It has been reported that approximately 34,000 union members participated in the general strike forcibly carried out by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) on the 25th.

According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, as of 10 a.m. on that day, the number of participants in the strike among unions under the KCTU was tentatively counted at about 34,000 across 40 workplaces, including the Metal Workers' Union Kia Motors branch and the Railway Workers' Union KORAIL Networks branch.

Considering that the total number of KCTU members exceeds 1 million, this accounts for about 3% participation.

The Metal Workers' Union, a key industrial union under the KCTU, has issued guidelines instructing its affiliated unions to strike for two hours each during day and night shifts.

Along with the general strike, the KCTU is holding rallies centered on union officials and strike participants in various locations nationwide, including Seoul.

In Seoul, in accordance with the Seoul Metropolitan Government's quarantine rules prohibiting gatherings of more than 10 people, rallies in the form of press conferences with fewer than 10 participants are being sporadically held at the local offices of Democratic Party lawmakers and other locations.

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