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A surprise demonstration near the National Assembly
One arrested for police assault
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On the 4th, the KCTU sporadically held a rally against the revision of labor law near the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul. There were no large-scale demonstrations or clashes of concern because the police handled the demonstrations firmly, such as conducting background checks on every street, but one protester assaulted a police officer and was arrested at the scene. In a situation where citizens and the KCTU confirm more than 600 new coronavirus infections (Corona 19), there are voices mixed with skepticism about whether it is desirable to hold a street rally even a small one.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the police, 1,030 people from 7 democratic unions reported holding the demonstration in 23 locations, including the National Assembly and the National Federation of Entrepreneurs, but the police strictly controlled the demonstration since morning and did not hold a demonstration. large-scale demonstration. Members of the KCTU gathered in tents set up in the vacant lot of the Capitol in front of the National Assembly, but soon dispersed when the police called for dissolution.
Union members lined the road near Yeouido Park and staged a surprise demonstration with pickets written about “historic labor changes.” The KCTU claimed that it was a ‘one-man protest’, but the police dismissed it after seeing that protesters belonging to the same group staged the same protest. In the process, a protester assaulted a police officer and was arrested and arrested on charges of obstructing the execution of public affairs.
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The KCTU demonstration was held as a reaction against the promotion of the revision of the Trade Union Law and the Labor Standards Law in the subcommittee of the National Assembly’s Environmental Labor Commission. The amendment to the trade union law was introduced by the government to ratify the core conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO), which allows laid-off and unemployed people to join the union in the workplace, but prohibits industrial action in the main facilities of the workplace and extends the period of validity of collective agreements from 2 to 3 years It is included. The KCTU is in a position to eliminate content unfavorable to the world of work. The amendment to the Labor Standards Act aims to increase the upper limit of the unit period for the flexible work system from 3 to 6 months.
The KCTU said: “Hasn’t Seoul already been officially revealed that the number of democratic union gatherings, including the last 50th anniversary of the 50th Jeon Tae-il National Workers Conference, is unrelated to the spread of Corona 19?” Criticized.
Attempts by the KCTU assembly are expected to continue. This is because no amendment to the law was passed by the Hwanno Committee subcommittee that day, so the review of the law is expected to continue until next week. Even within the KCTU, there are voices mixed with skepticism as to whether it is right for public opinion to hold an urban rally with more than 600 confirmed crowns.
/ Reporter Byeon Jae-Hyun and Bang Jin-hyuk [email protected]
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