It’s called for more transparent accounting records of labor unions and an end of what it calls illegal acts like unions pressing firms to hire union members and some workers coercing kickback-like payments from companies.
The conservative government led by President Yoon Suk Yeol has been pushing for a set of labor reform steps. Their trade unions accuse the government of clamping down on some labor unions in the name of reforming their alleged irregularities. Rally participants will call for an increase in minimum wages, repeat their demands not to ease corporate punishment for industrial accidents, and protest what they call the government’s anti-labor policies. Seoul police had planned to mobilize thousands of officers to maintain order and said they will sternly deal with any illegal activities such as assaulting police officers and occupying streets at undeclared locations.
The two main rallies in Seoul, the South Korean capital, were expected to draw about 30,000 people each to listen to speeches by leading union members, sing songs and watch performances before marching through the streets, according to the organizers: the Korean Confederation of Trade Union and the Federation of Korean Trade Unions. Similar events to mark the international Labor Day were expected in other Asian countries since Covid-19 restrictions were drastically loosened worldwide. In South Korea, more than 100,000 people planned to attend various rallies across the country in its biggest May Day gatherings since the pandemic began in early 2020, according to organizers. May Day, which falls on May 1, is observed in many countries as a day to celebrate workers’ rights with rallies, marches and other events.
SEOUL, South Korea-A large number of workers and activists in Asian countries marked May Day on Monday with protests calling for higher salaries and better working conditions, among other demands.
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