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STRIKE & PROTEST * South Korea - Cargo workers threaten strike
Police apprehended more than 450 labor activists Saturday after a violent protest in Daejeon which left about 150 injured, officials said yesterday
Daejeon,S. Korea -The Korea Herald, by Hwang Jang-jin -18 May 2009: -- Thousands of Korean Confederation of Trade Unions members rallied in the city to mark the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising... They mourned a unionized trucker who committed suicide earlier this month in what colleagues said was a protest against the government's policies... The clash erupted when activists marched toward a major transportation company and a police station at 6 p.m... They attacked riot police with flagpoles and stones, while police fought back with water cannons and batons... About 50 protesters and 104 police officers were injured during the three-hour skirmish, according to the Daejeon Police Agency... A total of 457 workers were taken to police stations. Police booked all of them and will seek arrest warrants for those who led the protest and were involved in the violence... The labor group said police caused the collision by blocking their parade violently... The bulk of protesters were from the Korean Cargo Workers' Union, which just ahead of the rally approved a plan to go on a walkout demanding labor rights, better working conditions and reinstatement of dismissed workers... The leaders of the 15,000-member union will decided the strike date later... During the rally, the KCTU declared it will advance its general strike scheduled for next month to join force with the truck drivers... (Photo from bloomberg: South Korea Trucker Strike)Labels: strikes and protests
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