Let Us Build Workers’ World

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Let Us Build Workers’ World

On November 11, there took place in Seoul under the sponsorship of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions an anti-regime struggle on the occasion of the 42^nd death anniversary of Jon Tae-il who suicided by fire in protest against the misrule of the Park Chung –hee military fascist dictatorship.

Participating there were some 30,000 workers under the above-said confederation, members and assemblymen of opposition parties, various figures and organizations.

Holding placards reading “Repeal lay-offs, stop the destruction of trade unions and guarantee workers’ right to participate in politics”, the workers demonstrated their will to fight to the last against the anti-people politics of the regime chanting such slogans as “Jon Tae-il is still alive here!” and “Repeal the irregular jobs!”.

Then the participants held a rally at the plaza of Seoul Railway Station.

Speakers there deplored the reality saying that though many years have lapsed since Jon suicided by fire in protest against the anti-people labor policy, there is no improvement in the workers’ status.

Workers are waging the fierce struggles in various parts of south Korea for their right to existence demanding the restoration of the dismissed and the repeal of irregular jobs, they noted and stressed that all these struggles cannot triumph unless Lee Myung-bak and the “Saenuri Party” are ousted.

They asserted that now is high time that all people should turn out in the struggle to make a radical change of the society by concerted efforts.

Then a resolution was read out there to stress that they would build through struggles a society where basic labor rights are guaranteed and the workers become its masters.

It also demanded the authorities stop the moves to destroy trade unions, repeal the irregular jobs and lay-offs and guarantee political rights of the workers.

That day, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions clarified that it would continue the anti-regime struggle including holding a candlelit rally for the guarantee of the workers’ franchise at Seoul Plaza on November 17 and a large-scale people's rally on December 8.