Mass Rally of the People Held at Yeouido Park... Starts at 2 PM, 10,000 Expected to Attend (Update)

Representatives of the National People's Action, composed of various sectors of the public including workers, farmers, and the underprivileged, including the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, held a press conference on the 12th in front of Bosingak in Jongno-gu, Seoul, urging the successful organization of the People's General Uprising. They plan to hold a large-scale "People's General Uprising" in downtown Seoul on the 15th, demanding the eradication of inequality and the entrenched two-party system, as well as the guarantee of freedom of assembly. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Progressive organizations including the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), which announced a mass rally in downtown Seoul, will hold a gathering on the 15th at Yeouido Culture Square (Yeouido Park) in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.

The KCTU and other groups shared the location called Yeouido Culture Square around 12:30 PM that day, and participants scattered across Seoul are gathering toward Yeouido Park.

About 10,000 people are expected to attend the rally. The police have deployed a total of 136 companies to respond.

Depending on the rally situation, traffic control measures such as non-stop passage of nearby subway and buses, and detours for general vehicles may be implemented.

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