1/22SF Labor Action For Korean Unionists

Solidarity SF Actions For
Jailed Korean Workers
January 22, 2002 at 3:30 PM at 3500 Clay/Laurel
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A Labor/Community delegation including SF Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer Walter Johnson who will also be delivering protest letters addressed to President Kim Dae Jun & the Korean government.
Please Join This Action!
For Information about obtaining the video and other solidarity information please contact
Labor Video Project (415)282-1908 or lvpsf [at] labornet.org

Letter From Korean Confederation Of Trade Unions
Calling For Worldwide Protests On January 22, 2002
Against The Continued Jailing of Trade Unionists and Trade Union Leaders In Korea

Friends
Tell the Korean Government: Release KCTU President Dan Byung-ho, KCTU-KMWF President Mun Sung-hyun and All Imprisoned Workers in Korea
KCTU Calls for An International Day of Action on January 22, 2002
KCTU, in conjunction with the its metal workers affiliate (KMWF), the International Metalworkers
Federation (IMF), and the Southern Initiative on Globalisation and Trade Union Rights (SIGTUR),
makes this appeal for an international day of action for the release of imprisoned trade unionists in
Korea.
We call on all friends to take action so that trade unionists in jail in Korea can be with their family and
fellow workers in the new year. February 12 is new year's day by the Lunar Calendar. In Korea, it is a
day when families gather together to reflect on the past year, give thanks to ancestors, and celebrate.
Our hope is that all the imprisoned workers, including the KCTU President Dan Byung-ho and KCTU-
KMWF President Mun Sung-hyun, are released, to join their loved ones.
Suggest actions on January 22, 2002
1. Protest demonstration in front of the Korean Embassies (or consulates)
2. Delivery of protest letter to the Embassies (or consulates)
3. Union meetings to speak about the situation of imprisonment and repression of workers in Korea
4. Reach out to other organizations to other trade unions, human rights groups, etc.
5. Associate with the KCTU initiative to table a complaint on violation of freedom of association with the International Labour Organisation.
6. Let us know of your plans for action so that they receive due public attention in Korea.
In order to help various activities, the KCTU and the KMWF have produced a video documenting the
repression meted out to workers by the Korean government.
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The full appeal is posted at the KCTU website: http://kctu.org/news/jan22action.htm. We will soon post the video that we have produced, a documentary of repression of workers in Korea.
In solidarity,
Yoon Youngmo
International Secretary KCTU http://www.jinbo.net