Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by KGEU
A minister of the Korean Government is likeliest to be elected as the next UN Secretary-General. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Republic of Korea, Mr. BAN Ki-moon, is preparing for his acceptance speech at the UN General Assembly on Friday.
The Korean Government has made great (…)
, by KGEU
As of October 10, 2006, in total the local offices of 125 out of 251 KGEU chapters have been forcefully closed down. Of those 5 local offices were closed down even before September 22. The union offices closed are usually sealed off with iron plates or bars welded. 101 members from KGEU and (…)
This declaration was adopted at the Assembly of Social Movements meeting held in Brussels, September 28th-October 1st 2006.
To Korean Government
President Roh Moo-Hyun
Cheong Wa Dae (office of the President)
Republic of Korea
As of September 28, several offices of the Korean (…)
, by KGEU
Your solidarity is needed!
Today is the 4th day of the crack down on the KGEU local offices. 111 local offices were forcefully closed down nation wide. Every working day has seen the violent attacks on the union offices and the arrests of the union members since last Friday. The riot police (…)
, by KGEU
The Union Will Fight Back! Monday morning saw the restart of forceful closing down of the KGEU offices. From about 06:40 this morning, the riot police were deployed around the KGEU office in Boryeong, Chungnam-do(province). The union members who had been holding a sit-in protest inside the (…)
, by KGEU
KGEU members struggle all around the country against inhumane and barbaric raids by local governments and riot police.
Korean Government Employees’ Union7th Fl. 139 Youngdeungpo-2ga,Youngdeungpo-gu Seoul 150-982, KoreaTel:+82-2-2631-1948 / Fax:+82-2-2631-1949 /http://inter.kgeu.org kgeu (…)
, by KGEU
KGEU Breaking News - September 22nd, 2006 [URGENT] KGEU offices being attacked now! The KGEU Guro-gu(municipality) Chapter office was attacked and closed down in this morning. At 06:10 am, hundreds of specially-hired thugs stormed into the KGEU local office at Guro-gu in Seoul with riot cops (…)
, by KGEU
The KGEU held a mass rally On September 9th in Changwon, Gyeongnam-do (province, south western part of Korea), where the KGEU Gyeongnam Regional Branch office were forcefully closed down on August 30, while the ILO Asian Regional Meeting was held in Busan, Korea.
The Ministry of Government (…)
, by KGEU
Two KGEU offices have been forcefully closed up to now. One is the KGEU Gyeongnam Regional Branch office at Gyeongnam Provincial Government, and this was forcefully closed down and sealed off by the authorities on August 30th. The other is the KGEU Gyeonggi Regional Branch and provincial (…)
, by Korean Alliance Against Kor-US/EU FTAs
Korean Alliance against the KorUS FTA
The third round of talks over the Korea-U.S. FTA will be held in Seattle in the United States -a famous battleground of the WTO protests in 1999-from 6th to 9th September. The third round of FTA talks is very crucial because the South Korean government and (…)
AI Index: ASA 25/009/2006 (Public)News Service No: 215 17 August 2006
Embargo Date: 17 August 2006 01:01 GMT
“Migrant workers are also human beings. Why don’t they pay me for my work? I cannot go home because I don’t have money. I have chosen to kill myself as there is no other way.” From (…)
AI Index: ASA 25/007/2006
1: Introduction “I want to go home, but the company is not paying me. I went to the employment security centre, but they did not solve my problem. Migrant workers are also human beings. Why don’t they pay for my work? I cannot go home because I don’t have money. I (…)
KCTU/KFCITU
63UNION MEMBERS STILL IN JAIL1 UNION MEMBER DEADMORE THAN 200 MEMBERS INJURED1 UNION MEMBER’S WIFE MISCARRIES
As of August 15, 2006---“Liberation Day” for Korea, 63 union members still remain in jail for their participation in action supporting the strike launched by the Pohang (…)
UNION MEMBER DIES DUE TO SEVERE BEATING BY RIOT POLICE58 UNION MEMBERS JAILED FOR TRADE UNION ACTIVITES
At 2:30 am on August 1, 2006 Ha Joong Keun, a member of the Pohang Local Union, an affiliate of the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU), KCTU died. He was (…)
, by KGEU
Self-presentation of the KGEU taken from its website June 3, 2006.
Brief history of the KGEU
The Korean Government Employees’ Union (KGEU) was successfully established on March 23, 2002, nothwistanding harsh repression by the governement. As an independent and democratic trade union of more (…)
, by KGEU
Korean Government Employees’ Union
7th Fl. 139 Youngdeungpo-2ga,Youngdeungpo-guSeoul 150-982, KoreaTel:+82-2-2631-1948Fax:+82-2-2631-1949 kgeu.org“class=”spip_url spip_out auto“rel=”nofollow external">http://inter.kgeu.orgkgeu@kgeu.org
Korean Government Violently Represses KGEU Rally (…)
, by KGEU
Korean Government Employees’ Union
7th Fl. 139 Youngdeungpo-2ga,Youngdeungpo-guSeoul 150-982, KoreaTel:+82-2-2631-1948Fax:+82-2-2631-1949 kgeu.org“class=”spip_url spip_out auto“rel=”nofollow external">http://inter.kgeu.orgkgeu@kgeu.org The Government Actions to Destroy the Korean (…)
, by KERR Chris
Twelve-thousand people marched on April 16 when the National Movement Against the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement held its first mobilisation. The coalition brings together around 270 different organisations, including the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), the Korean Peasant Federation, (…)
, by Joongang Daily
April 21, 2006 ? The Korea Government Employees Union said yesterday that it will participate in the May 31 local elections, defying four national laws banning public employees and officials from participating in political activities.
Although the National Assembly passed a law earlier this (…)
, by KDLP
Less than 60 days are left until voters go to the polls to elect their local politicians on May 31st. In an election that will decide 3867 seats at the governor/mayor(16), city council(733), district mayor(230), and district council(2888) levels, the DLP has been engaged in preparations since (…)
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