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DESCRIPTION:International Working Class Film and Video Festival (Night 6)  July 22 
 (Thursday) 7:00 p.m. $5  Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts  2868 
 Mission St. (near 25th St.), San Francisco  
 ===========================================  "A Job to Win"  A film by 
 Shiri Wilk and Video48, 2003 (56 minutes) Israel  This film exposes the 
 introduction of construction workers from Rumania, Poland, and China into 
 Israel in order to replace Palestinians and documents the increasing 
 exploitation of all the workers by their employers.  
 ===========================================  "Friend or Foe"  A film by 
 Jiyoung Lee, 2003 (90 minutes) Korea  The bitter struggle of contracted 
 workers at KT (Korean Telecommunication) against globalization is shown in 
 the film "Friend or Foe." Under the imperatives of structural adjustment, 
 KT forced workers to work under "non-regular" contracts with lower pay, 
 higher job insecurity, and more limited legal protection than regularly 
 employed workers. When the company announced its new, so-called downsizing 
 plan in 2000, KT fired 7,000 contract workers. The targeted workers 
 launched a new union and waged a bitter struggle. After 517 consecutive 
 days the union lost, in the face of police oppression and betrayal by 
 regularly employed workers. "Friend or Foe" exposes the serious situation 
 imposed by globalization on workers who are compelled to accept temporary 
 status, and it provides critical analysis of the weaknesses of the current 
 labor movement. Director Jiyoung Lee's work includes "On the Right Track" 
 (2002), her film about rail workers struggling for a democratic union, 
 which won the Best Documentary award at the Pusan International Film 
 Festival.  ===========================================  LaborFest 2004 is a 
 month of film, music, poetry, theater, talks, tours, and other events 
 celebrating labor, our history and future. Held every July since 1994, 
 LaborFest commemorates San Francisco's 1934 General Strike. For a complete 
 schedule, visit http://www.laborfest.net  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/07/15/43013.php
SUMMARY:International Working Class Film and Video Festival (Night 6)
LOCATION:Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts  2868 Mission St. at 25th St., San 
 Francisco  
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/07/15/43013.php
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