Large-scale Labor Day Rallies Held Across Seoul

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On Labor Day, May 1st, labor organizations will hold large-scale rallies across downtown Seoul.

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) will hold the "World Labor Day Rally" at 2 p.m. in front of Donghwa Duty Free Shop in Jongno-gu, Seoul, where they will declare a general strike struggle in July. Afterwards, they plan to march in three directions: the Presidential Office in Yongsan-gu, the Seoul Employment and Labor Office in Jung-gu, and the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu.

At the same time, the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) will hold the "National Workers' Rally" on Yeouidaero in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, with about 50,000 participants. The FKTU will call for blocking labor law deterioration, raising the minimum wage, a labor-centered "just transition," and preventing the deterioration of the Serious Accident Punishment Act and pension reforms.

The Korean Government Employees' Union Confederation, which annually demands guaranteed Labor Day holidays for public officials, will hold a resolution rally at 1 p.m. in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul. The public officials' union claimed, "Public officials who are not covered by the Labor Standards Act face discrimination by having to work normally even on Labor Day."

Workers of Baedal Minjok (Baemin) will hold the "May 1 Baemin Workers Rally" at 11:50 a.m. in front of Baemin headquarters in Songpa-gu, Seoul. They are demanding an increase in the basic delivery fee, which has been frozen for nine years, from 3,000 won to 4,000 won.

The National Solidarity for the Elimination of Disability Discrimination will hold the "2nd Anniversary Disabled Workers' Labor Day Rally" at 2 p.m. on the east side of Seoul City Hall, emphasizing the need for labor based on rights rather than abilities.

The police expect a total of 140,000 participants at the Labor Day rallies held by the two major trade unions in major downtown areas nationwide and will deploy 170 police units on site. They plan to actively guarantee the reported rallies and marches while strictly responding to illegal acts.

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