Suppression of S. Korean Confederation of Trade Unions under Fire

    Pyongyang, July 13 (KCNA) -- The south Korean Confederation of Trade Unions made public a statement against the public security authorities' suppression of the confederation, according to the south Korean on-line paper Thongil News on July 9.
    The police raided the houses of the incumbent director for reunification and the former chairman for reunification of the confederation, the statement noted, branding it as a deliberate suppression to tide over the ruling crisis after the ferry Sewol disaster.
    At least 10 searchers were involved in the search of just one house, an act pursuant to a plan to find other charges as the suspicions about them were too unreasonable, the statement held, and went on:
    It is impossible to expect anything from the present regime which relies on the outdated suppressive mechanism to get rid of crisis.
    The confederation would strongly react to the suppression. -0-

Kim Il Sung Remembered by Workers, Trade Union Members

  Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- Workers and members of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK) held a remembrance meeting on the theme of "Fatherly leader and our working class" at the Central Hall of Workers on Monday on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of demise of President

Kim Il Sung.
    The meeting began with chorus "Our Unforgettable Leader".
    Hyon Sang Ju, chairman of the C.C., the GFTUK, praised the President as the peerless great man and the eternal sun of Juche who was acclaimed for the first time in the Korean history spanning thousands of years.
    Hyon also praised the President as the peerless patriot and benevolent father of the people who regarded the Korean workers as the proud driving force of the revolution and the eldest son of the country and provided them with a worthy life with his noble love and trust.
    Ri Jae Gyong, researcher of the Chollima Steel Complex, and Kang Chung Sil, secretary of the primary party committee of the Songyo Knitwear Factory, recollected with deep emotion the days when they were received by the President and leader Kim Jong Il.
    Ri Myong Gum, worker of the Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang Textile Mill, Kim Yong Nam, chairman of the trade union committee of the State Academy of Sciences, and Ham Kwang Ho, chairman of the primary trade union committee of the Junggu Housing Construction Company, made up their minds to uphold Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in high esteem as the eternal sun of Juche and remain loyal to the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea.
    Put on the stage were female small chorus "Great Torrent of Yearning", female duet "The Leader Came to Our Factory", chorus "Our Leader Will Always Be with Us" and so on.
    Present at the meeting were Ri Il Hwan, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, officials and members of the trade unions and workers. -0