KCTU: "We Will Continue the Struggle Without Interruption for 5 Years Under the Yoon Seok-yeol Government"

Rally at Cheonggye Plaza, Jung-gu, Seoul... Over 1,500 Gathered

On the 24th, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions held the "KCTU Struggle Declaration Unit Union Representatives Resolution Rally" at Cheonggye Square in Jung-gu, Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) urged President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol to reflect labor policies and engage in dialogue. They also stated that if their demands are not accepted, they will engage in struggle for five years.

On the 24th, the KCTU held the "KCTU Struggle Declaration Unit Union Representatives Resolution Rally" at Cheonggye Plaza in Jung-gu, Seoul. The KCTU claimed that about 1,500 people gathered at the rally. The police notified the KCTU via loudspeaker about violations of quarantine measures and other issues.

The KCTU presented key tasks to the new government, including ▲ resolving blind spots in labor rights for workplaces with fewer than five employees and special employment types ▲ addressing job issues caused by the climate crisis and industrial restructuring ▲ resolving the abuse and discrimination of 10 million irregular workers.

The KCTU stated, "The new government should not establish a hotline with conglomerates and large corporations for labor hour flexibilization, differentiated minimum wage application, and easing of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act. Instead, it should establish a livelihood hotline with workers to resolve inequality and polarization."

Furthermore, the KCTU declared that if the Yoon Seok-yeol administration does not accept their demands, they will engage in struggle for five years. Yang Kyung-soo, chairman of the KCTU, said, "Let us raise the flag of struggle again to win labor rights without discrimination and safe, good jobs," and "We must use the rights given to workers as weapons to enforce our demands."

The KCTU plans to march to the Presidential Transition Committee and deliver these labor policy demands.

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