by ZoominKorea | Jun 28, 2017 | Analysis, Labor and People's Struggles
Low-wage irregular workers in South Korea will launch a social general strike on June 30 to demand an increase in the minimum wage; reversal of former President Park Geun-hye’s regressive labor reforms; and an end to the...
by ZoominKorea | May 19, 2017 | Analysis, Democracy, Labor and People's Struggles, South Korean Elections
ZoominKorea asked labor, LGBT, and peace/reunification activists in South Korea about their expectations for the Moon Jae-in administration as well as movement priorities in this new period. Part 3: “Unity and solidarity among workers is more important...
by ZoominKorea | Nov 23, 2016 | Democracy, Labor and People's Struggles
Continued from Part 6 THE DEMOCRATIC LABOR MOVEMENT, 1987-1989 When Roh Tae Woo made public the platform on which he would run for president, it sounded more progressive and democratic than either of his opponents, Kim Dae Jung or Kim Yong Sam. Not only did he...
by ZoominKorea | Nov 1, 2016 | Labor and People's Struggles
Continued from Part 5 Chun Doo Hwan’s seizure of power and his attack on labor created not a ripple among the innovators who were directing Korea’s economic miracle. There were a few months of uncertainty after Pak’s death, but composure was quickly...
by ZoominKorea | Oct 25, 2016 | Labor and People's Struggles
Continued from Part 4 CHUN’S ATTACK ON LABOR Chun’s policy toward labor was also taken from the pages of King Rehoboam. He intended to increase the already heavy weight of dictatorship on the backs of workers. A week before he was designated...
by ZoominKorea | Oct 20, 2016 | Labor and People's Struggles
Continued from Part 3 PREPARATION FOR REVOLT Following the assassination of Pak Chung Hee, martial law was declared for most of the country, and Prime Minister Choi Kyu Ha became Acting President. There were no public uprisings and no demonstrations in the streets,...
