Repression of labour activists in South Korea intensifies with jail sentences

Saturday, 16 July 2016 - 9:00am to 9:30am

Labour updates of workers' struggles from the Asia-Pacific region.

Interview with Mikyung Ryu, International Relations Officer with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), on the 5 year jail sentence given to Han Sang-gyun, KCTU President, the detention and arrests of other prominent labour leaders, and the significance of this crakdown on the working class movement in South Korea.

Asia Pacific Currents is a program of Australia Asia Worker Links

Saturday 9:00am to 9:30am
Stories and issues from the Asia Pacific region with a labour and grassroots perspective. Regular interviews with activists from countries in the Asia Pacific region. Produced by Australia-Asia Worker Links.

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