KCTU/KFCITU Action Alert : Union Member dies due to severe beating by riot police

UNION MEMBER DIES DUE TO SEVERE BEATING BY RIOT POLICE
58 UNION MEMBERS JAILED FOR TRADE UNION ACTIVITES

At 2:30 am on August 1, 2006 Ha Joong Keun, a member of the Pohang Local Union, an affiliate of the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU), KCTU died. He was severely beaten by riot police during a demonstration in front of POSCO headquarters on July 16. At that time, close to 3,000 members of the Pohang Local Union were participating in a sit-down demonstration inside POSCO headquarters.

Pohang Local goes on Strike

On July 1, the over 4,000 members of the Pohang Local union went on strike. The union