2023-11-10 15:03:29
Starting at 7:20 p.m. on the 10th, the non-regular labor group ‘No More Joint Struggle for Irregular Workers’ (Joint Struggle) is holding an eve ceremony in front of the DL E&C headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul, one day ahead of the National Workers’ Congress on the 53rd anniversary of Jeon Tae-il’s death. Reporter Chaewoon Kim
“How far should I throw my life away? We have to stop dying now. “You must die now.” Starting at 7:20 p.m. on the 10th, the non-regular labor group ‘No More Joint Struggle for Irregular Workers’ (Joint Struggle) held an eve ceremony in front of the DL E&C headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul, a day before the National Workers’ Congress on the 53rd anniversary of Jeon Tae-il’s death. Kim Tae-eun, president of Hana Life Branch, who presided over the day, began the eve ceremony and said, “The cry of martyr Jeon Tae-il in 1970 (continued) into the cry of martyr Bang Bang-hwan, a taxi worker, for unpaid wages in 2023. And the late Kang Bo-kyung, a subcontracted worker at DL E&C, was a young man dreaming of a doctorate in engineering, but he fell from the 6th floor of a building on the first day of building a comfortable world.” “Today, the National Workers’ Eve begins here with a march by our comrades,” he shouted. Cha Heon-ho, the joint convener of Irregular Workers Ijegeugman (Chairman of the Asahi Non-regular Workers Branch) also said, “Irregular workers who are treated as machines and disposable items, Jeon Tae-il of this era, have gathered here,” adding, “The joint struggle for Irregular Workers Isjegeum is a five-day event with the mindset that the lives of 11 million irregular workers are at stake. We fought for years. “We will fight together with marginalized comrades in even more difficult situations in the future,” he said. In the bitter cold with temperatures falling close to freezing, about 100 non-regular labor union members armed with padding and sleeping bags continued the nighttime cultural festival for over two hours on silver mats spread out on the street to protect themselves from the cold. The organizers distributed hot packs and coffee, but it was not enough to overcome the fierce wind. After 9:50 p.m., about 30 participants set up tents per person, following silver mats, and began a ‘homeless rally.’ Oh Soo-il (51), senior vice president of Asahi Glass’s non-regular workers’ branch (laid off worker), said, “I have been a laid-off worker for 9 years, and no one seems to be interested in the workers’ demands regardless of the government.” He added, “The only thing I can do is sacrifice my body like this to raise my voice.” “I have no choice but to pay (I even attended a homeless rally),” he said. Jeong Won-hyeon (56) from Ulsan also said, “We have held the eve festival every year since the Great Workers’ Struggle in 1987. “I participated because I thought it would be meaningful to gather strength before the National Workers’ Convention tomorrow,” he said. “I don’t think there can be social development without resolving the issue of irregular workers.”
From 9:50 p.m. on the 10th, the non-regular labor group ‘No More Joint Struggle for Irregular Workers’ (Joint Struggle) began a ‘homelessness rally’ in front of the headquarters of DL E&C in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Reporter Chaewoon Kim
There were concerns about the forced dispersal of the homeless rally on this day as a civic group previously filed a request to suspend enforcement of the ban on late-night homeless gatherings against the police, but there was no friction between the organizers and the police. On the 18th of last month, the DL E&C Industrial Accident Death Countermeasure Committee reported to the police that it would hold a ‘DL E&C Industrial Accident Death Condemnation Rally’ with about 100 attendees from the 6th to the 17th of this month in the area around exits 3 and 4 of Seodaemun Station. The plan was to hold a 24-hour rally at the location for 12 days, and in particular, to hold a two-day eve festival on the 10th and 11th. However, the Jongno Police Station issued a partial ban ban on gatherings from 00:00 to 6:00 a.m. on the 11th out of concern that gatherings and homeless people would pose a threat to public peace and order. Accordingly, the court said, “If the homeless assembly in this case is completely banned, there is a risk that the freedom of assembly, which is freedom of expression of collective opinion, will be infringed,” and said, “Within the ‘permissible range’, the court will continue until the ruling is issued in the case of cancellation of the notice banning outdoor gatherings.” It was decided to suspend effect. The next day, the 11th, a large-scale rally of the two major trade unions will be held in downtown Seoul. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and the headquarters of the movement for Yoon Seok’s resignation held a ‘workers’ rally and people’s rally’ in the area of Seodaemun Station and Dongnimmun in Seoul at 2 p.m. on the 11th, and the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (KCTU) held a rally at 1 p.m. on the same day. The city will hold a separate ‘workers’ convention’ in Yeouido. The number of people at the rally reported to the police was 35,000 from the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and 20,000 from the Federation of Korean Trade Unions. Reporter Yoon Yeon-jeong [email protected] Reporter Kim Chae-un [email protected]
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