One Cargo Solidarity Union Member Arrested for Traffic Obstruction at Hite Jinro Icheon Plant

On the morning of the 13th, a press conference urging government dialogue in support of the Cargo Solidarity General Strike, hosted by the Seoul Headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, was held in front of the People Power Party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] The Icheon Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 13th that they have arrested and are investigating union member A of the Cargo Solidarity, a branch of the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers' Union under the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, for obstructing general traffic during a strike rally in front of the HiteJinro Icheon plant.

A is accused of driving a cargo vehicle supported by the Cargo Solidarity and causing traffic congestion on the roads around the HiteJinro Icheon plant for about 30 minutes starting from 3 p.m. that day.

At the HiteJinro Icheon plant, on the 8th, 15 union members were also arrested on charges of illegal acts such as stopping a 3.5-ton truck carrying liquor by getting under it as it was leaving the factory. The police detained branch chief B among them, while the remaining 14 were released after being investigated without detention.

Meanwhile, according to the National Police Agency’s National Investigation Headquarters, since the Cargo Solidarity began their general strike on the 7th until this day, the police have arrested 44 union members caught in the act of illegal activities, detaining two of them. Most of these individuals are suspected of obstructing business, violating laws related to assemblies and demonstrations, obstructing general traffic, and interfering with official duties.

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