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self-immolated ahead of a
detention hearing, a Democratic Workers' Union construction union official died a day later. The MDP called the government's repression of labor a tragedy and predicted an intense struggle against the government.
Heung-so Kim is a reporter.
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Mr. A, an executive of the Gangwon branch of the Democratic Workers' Union construction union, who self-immolated in front of the court before the detention warrant review on the morning of the 1st, was taken to a burn hospital in Seoul for treatment, but died yesterday, a day later.
Mr. A had been accused of forcing union members to hire at a construction site, and during the examination conducted after his self-immolation, the court rejected the warrant, saying that he was charged with a crime but that he did not need to be arrested.
Mr. A pleaded guilty to the allegations of co-racketeering brought against him even before his self-immolation.
The construction union said that the current regime's suppression of labor unions triggered the incident and said that tomorrow it will hold a resolution meeting in front of the Yongsan presidential office to condemn the regime.
[Kim Hyun-woong/General Secretary of the Gangwon Construction Branch of the construction union: Why are you rightfully calling for bargaining with the labor union, demanding hiring, and saying that we should remove all illegal safety sites as joint racketeering criminals.]
In particular, since the end of last year, 13 seizures and searches have been carried out against construction unions, and more than 950 members of the union have been investigated.
A press conference was also held in front of the Gangwon Police Agency, which investigated Mr. A and others.
The MDP also called for an apology from President Yoon Seok-yeol and the resignation of Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Won Hee-ryong.
[Yang Kyung-so/MDP Chairman: The regime's repression led to a tragedy in which construction workers self-immolated. President Yoon Seok-yeol is solely responsible.]
On the 10th, he announced that he would start an all-out struggle to coincide with the first anniversary of President Yun's inauguration.
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'Self-immolation' union official dies... Labor's "intense struggle against the government"
2023-05-03T04:15:11.095Z
Highlights: An official of the Democratic Workers' Union construction union who self-immolated before the detention examination was killed a day later. The MDP called the government's repression of labor a tragedy and predicted an intense struggle against the government. Since the end of last year, 13 seizures and searches have been carried out against construction unions, and more than 950 members of the union have been investigated. The construction union said that the current regime's suppression of labor unions triggered the incident and said that tomorrow it will hold a resolution meeting in front of the Yongsan presidential office.
An official of the Democratic Workers' Union construction union who self-immolated before the detention examination was killed a day later. The MDP called the government's repression of labor a tragedy and predicted an intense struggle against the government.
Source: sbskr