16 Days' Hunger strike of KGEU President, Hair Saving in Protest of 137 Dismissed KGEU Members
Lack of fundamental labour rights in the public sector is leading to
serious political and social problems.
"Reinstate 137 KGEU members 165 KPTU members!"
"Recognise KGEU as a Legal Union"
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The Korean Government Employees Union (KGEU) is still not recognized as a
legal trade union organization. The government has indeed refused to register
the union three times. Since its founding, 137 union members have been
dismissed for their trade union activity. In January 2013, KGEU president Kim,
Jung-nam conducted a 16 day hunger strike before being hospitalized. The KGEU is now continuing sit-it strike in front of
the National Assembly. The KGEU President and Secretary General were recently
dismissed on the ground that they are leaders of an illegal organisation.
In 2012, the ILO called on the government to recognize the KGEU and allow it to
carry out trade union activity. In its most recent report, the ILO Committee on
Freedom of Association stated, "[T]he Committee expressed deep regret at
the gravity of the allegations involving serious acts of extensive interference
in the activities of the KGEU and requested the Government to immediately cease
all acts of interference.” The ILO urged the government “to take all possible
measures with a view to achieving conciliation between the Government and the
KGEU so that the latter may continue to exist and ultimately to register within
the framework of the legislation which should be in line with freedom of
association principles."
Further, 165 public enterprise workers who are members of the Korean
Federation of Public Sector and Transportation Workers’ Unions (KPTU) were dismissed
from their jobs in retaliation for legitimate union activities. Many of these
workers, including 96 members of the KPTU-affiliated Korean Railway Workers’
Union, faced reprisal due to their opposition to public sector privatization
and other actions taken to defend quality public services. Others were fired in
an effort to prevent legitimate efforts to improve the poor working conditions
faced by irregular public enterprise workers. Dismissed public sector workers,
many of whom who have been out of jobs for several years or more, suffer from
economic, social and psychological hardship. Their reinstatement is essential
to the normalization of public sector labour relations and the protection of
the Korean people’s right to quality public services. Labourstart launched a online campaign to support the unions struggle. Visit and Join the campaign Now!
Comment 4
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opcjebinarne
2016.08.16 20:41
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erns
2019.05.02 10:53
Why the government refuse it i dont get the why they do that. zombs royale
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2019.05.28 14:07
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2019.08.15 14:47
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The government has indeed refused to register the union three times. I read this in my local newspaper.