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S. KOREA. 12.6/Last Week's Struggle Report

by KCTU/ETU-MB
Migrant workers in S. Korea, now since one year and three weeks in sit-in strike, are always participating the local class struggle.

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LAST WEEK’S STRUGGLE REPORT IN IMAGES (Seoul, 12.06)


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Last Wednesday in front of Jongno-gu Office: translating the demands of the activists (more about their struggle here).

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Like every evening, now since 33 days and nights, they prepare the supper.

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During that, it was very delicious, we made the suggestion for a leaflet for foreign tourists/guests in Seoul. The first proposal you can read here.

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The same night, on the way to Myeong-dong: activists in Euljiro 2-ga area in sit-in struggle, also just defending their basis of existence. Later during the week more about it!

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Like the days before also on Thursday the rallies on Yeouido, for to get significantly changes for irregular workers, continued. Beside around 1000 mainly workers also migrant workers and activists who defend their homes participated.

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Inside the prison cell. Build by activists who are in hunger strike against National "Security" Law (NSL). Day number 33.

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Sit-in strikers creativity

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V. I. Lenin

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Yeah, NO PATRIOTS! Patriotism is bull sh...!

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Mass...

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...performance

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One final rally after the main rally, together with foreign guests.

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Last Friday on Yeouido: hunger strike, day 34

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On Saturday in mediACT: different groups, like female workers, disabled people, migrants presented the results of video education, as a part of new, independed education policy.

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Yesterday, Sunday: Democratic Labor Party (DLP) called for a "General Rally" and about 7.000 mainly members followed.

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Main issues: the situation of irregular workers, NSL and Iraq war.

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The last nails in the coffin of NSL

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Free coffe from Minjine, a DLP supporting group

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No, not Pyeongyang, just on the edge of the DLP event

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No comment...

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"Bring back the troops home!"

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The rally was followed by a short march to the nearby struggle place of the nowadays 10 sit-in struggle collective.

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Here a candlelight rally against NSL took place, but from the 7.000 who were arrived there, just about thousand joined the event.

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Possibly because Their Close Party, some call it Our Open Party, was participating...

The rest just uncommented impressions from the DLP rally and the following event


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Hunger strike, day no 35

STOP CRACKDOWN! RELEASE ALL MIGRANT WORKERS FROM DETENTION CENTERS!
FREEDOM FOR ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS IN S. KOREA… AND EVERYWHERE!
LET’S FIGHT TOGETHER FOR A WORLD WITHOUT EXPLOITATION AND OPPRESSION!
ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE, ONLY IF YOU WANT AND FIGHT FOR IT!

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