International Trade Union Confederation Urges "Release of Minju노총 Senior Vice Chairman"... Letter to President Yoon

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has sent a letter to President Yoon Suk-yeol demanding the release of Yoon Taek-geun, the Senior Vice Chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), who was arrested on charges of leading a large-scale rally in violation of quarantine rules.

According to the KCTU on the 16th, Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the ITUC, stated in the letter sent to President Yoon that "the arrest and detention of Vice Chairman Yoon for leading strikes and demonstrations as a union official violates ILO Convention No. 87 on the freedom of association."

General Secretary Burrow urged, "Restrictions on freedom of association must follow the principles of legality, necessity, and proportionality," and called for "an end to judicial harassment of union officials and the release of Vice Chairman Yoon."

Vice Chairman Yoon was arrested earlier this month on charges of violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act and other laws after leading a general strike on October 20 last year near Seodaemun Station intersection in Seoul, which was attended by 27,000 union members (according to the organizers' estimate).

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