1 Million Korean Fishery Workers Protest 'Japanese Nuclear Wastewater'... Condemnation Rally and Maritime Demonstration on the 30th

Suhyup "Condemns Japan's Decision Threatening Industry Existence... Full Effort to Protect Seafood Safety"

On the 26th, fishermen from the Tongyeong area in Gyeongsangnam-do held a "Tongyeong Rally Condemning the Discharge of Contaminated Water from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant" at sea in front of Yi Sun-sin Park in Jeongryang-dong, Tongyeong City, condemning the Japanese government. (Image source=Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Fisheries workers nationwide will hold a "1 Million Fisheries Workers Condemnation Rally" on the 30th to protest the Japanese government's decision to discharge contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, and will stage demonstrations at sea across the country.

On the 28th, the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives announced that 91 fisheries cooperatives from 9 cities and provinces including Busan, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeolla, Gyeongsang, and Jeju, along with fisheries organizations such as the Korea Fisheries Industry Federation, the Korea Fisheries Management Association, and the Korea Women Fishers Association, will simultaneously hold condemnation rallies at regional key ports and harbors on the morning of the 30th. Fisheries workers also plan to conduct maritime protests using vessels off the coasts of Gangwon, Gyeongnam, Jeonnam, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeonggi provinces on the same day.

A representative from the Fisheries Cooperative said, "If Japan does not abandon its plan to discharge contaminated water from the nuclear power plant into the ocean, seafood consumption will never recover," adding, "We will do our utmost to condemn Japan's decision that threatens the existence of the fisheries industry and to protect the safety of our seafood."

The Fisheries Cooperative held a regional chairpersons' council meeting on the 20th and decided to hold a large-scale condemnation rally. On the 14th, the day after Japan's decision to discharge the water, they visited the Japanese Embassy to protest and urged the Japanese government to withdraw the decision. The Fisheries Cooperative plans to further pressure the Japanese government through this condemnation rally and maritime protests.

Protest rally site against the discharge of contaminated water from Japanese nuclear power plants into the ocean. (Photo by National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives)

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