[April 13th] The statement of Joint Strugle Headquarters
- The Kim Dae-jung Government should take fundamental responsibility for April 10th brutal suppression on Daewoo workers!

[April 10th] Ignoring the Court's Judgement, the Government Illegally Attacked Daewoo Workers-  The 6th Newsletter

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April 10th, the riot policemen of the Kim Dae-jung Government attacked the workers very forcibly. They just requested in front of the factory that they enter the worker's office. In the process, a lot of workers were hurted very severely. A lot of blood were spreaded on the street by the police's violence. More details are as follows.10, April, Daewoo Motor workers were brutally attacked by the police and bloodily injured.  

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[March 17th] A Resolution Rally for Making the Kim Dae-jung Government Retire was Held on Chongmyo Park in the central part of Seoul.

[March 15th] We want to come back our work place.

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[March 15th] CULTURAL FESTIVAL WITH FAMILY FOR SUPPORTING STRUGGLE ONWARD

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[March 14th] MANAGEMENT PLANS TO MOVE Daewoo PUPYONG Factory  

[March 7th]  The Struggle is continuing... 1 - Demonstration in front of Inchon National University of Education
 

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- Daewoo Bupyung Factory runs again. But we don't give up our struggle. Comrades and laborers who were not arrested in the struggle of attending to the factory, are all together at Inchon National University of Education and Bupyung Station. They are throwing fire bottles with their anger, sorrow, and pain.

A new unit in charge of fending off gasoline bombs
- South Korean riot police officers salute in launching a new unit in charge of fending off gasoline bombs on the drill ground of National Police Agency in Seoul Friday, March 9, 2001. Firebombs have made a comeback at protests in the country, featuring heavily in demonstrations against recent layoffs at Daewoo Motor Co. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, AP)

Bupyung in Korea (the Kim Dae-jung Government) is like under martial law.!!! (March 8th)
 



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- March 7th, 1750 fired laborers from Daewoo rallied to stop re-running the Bupyung Factory. But Riot police blocked it very cruelly.

What is the problem with Daewoo Laborers?

- Family's Struggle who are fired from Daewoo. He only have work very hard. But Daewoo fired him [march 7th] Does President Kim Dae-Jung know this situation??? He said only "Illegal demonstrations and strikes of laborers will be punished by the police."

March 7th, Struggles !!! Please Solidarity !!!

Fired workers from Daewoo  try to go their work places in Daewoo Motor Factory and make attendance struggle. But, the Riot policemen of the Kim Dae-jung Government blockaded them forcibly.

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Urgent Report From Paris [March 3rd]

¢º ARREST SQUAD TRIES TO FORCE THEIR WAY INTO KIM WOO-JOON' VILLA [March 3rd]

Feb. 3rd, Kim Woo-choong Arrest Squad try to go over the Main Gate of his great Villa in Nice.

  The main gate of Kim Woo-choong's villa. Many post-it and sticker written "this house is belonging to laborers of Daewoo Motor" are put on it.

 The Squad shouts "Kim Woo-choong Should be arrested and punished. We want he to apology all people including Daewoo laborers and unionists." They blockaded the Villa.

[2. 28]
¢º 1000 laborers firmly resolute for general strike against DJ regime and corporate selling off
-At 17:00 on Feb. 28th, at Sangok cathedral, 1000 workers rallied to make a firm resolution of general strike against DJ regime's violence and corporate selling-off  abroad. Sangok rally was preceded by Street demonstration around Kyesandong. In the process of Kyesandong demonstration, the rally hurled firebombs against violent riot police.

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[2.26]
¢º International Solidarity Websites for the Korean Struggles against Daewoo Mortor are opening on foreign countries' Homepages !!!
- Labor Network from Japan, Germany, Australia etc. are doing their own international solidarity movement for the Daewoo Struggles, for example, sending protest e-mails to Daewoo Co. and making issue fighting world-widely.

  ¢Ñ LaborNet Japan, Daewoo Motor Struggle Page
  ¢Ñ LaborNet Germany | International Solidarity Page
  ¢Ñ LaborNet Australia Daewoo Motor Struggle Page
  ¢Ñ LabourStart
      (There are a lot of articles from many presses        in the World)

¢º [Feb. 26th 2pm.] Do away with Lay-off
- Rally for withdrawing Kim Dae-joong's government, which puts pressure on the laborers and stoping the layoff of Daewoo, was held on Feb. 26th. It was an sudden on the three corners street in front of Donginchon station.

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¢º The National Labor Assembly which was planed to be held in Bu-pyong on February 24th was forcibly blocked by the combat policemen of Kim Daejung's Government. So, several thousand people intense street struggle expand

KCTU(Korean Confederation of Trade Unions) National Labor Assembly which was planned on February 24th at 2:00 pm, was completely blocked by the policemen. About 2000 people including the students, unionists, and laborers of Daewoo Motor etc. urgently moved to the field of operations. And they occupied eight-lane road and installed barricade in the street struggle.
Also, other assembly was powerfully held in Pusan, Ulsan, in South and North Areas of Jeon-la Province. Pulverization of Personnel Reduction Dismissal!!! Obtain the Laborer's Right !!!
February 24th 2001
Volume 7th KCTU(Korean Confederation of Trade Unions) Struggle Report

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¢º Kim Woo-choong Arrest Squad Arrived Paris

Feb. 23th, 'A three-member ``death-defying squad,'' with the special mission of arresting the disgraced former Daewoo Group chairman Kim Woo-choong left for Paris. The Daewoo Motor Struggle Headquarters, composed of 26 civic organizations, Feb. 22th, dispatched the arrest squad, also dedicated to internationally denouncing the recently ``forceful'' quelling of the Daewoo Motor labor strike by the government.

  ¢Ñ Daily on Paris: [2.23] | [2.24] | [2.25]
  ¢Ñ Spot Photos: [Arrival Paris Airport] | [Interview with Broadcast] | [French Newspapers]
  ¢Ñ The First E-mail from France by Hong-Se-whoa

[2.22]
¢º Union Workers Starts sit-in protest
- Workers of Daewoo Motor Co. took stable stage in the Sankok-Dong Cathedral in three days costing when many of them were getting away by the Kim Dae-jung Regime's reckless break-in and suppression. They make a plan to unfold their reaction towards riot police's break-in to gather all of them here.

[2.21]
¢ºCollision
on Kyonggi-Inchon Highway
- The prosecutor detained the to-be-opened mass rally in Bypyong Station by imposing unmerciful violence.
Then, the Korea Confederation of Trade Union strike against this, taking occupy of thee way line of Highway road with the 2km-long march taking.

[2.21]
¢ºDirector of Daewoo Mortor reiterates "retaking Company"
- Director of Daewoo Motor, stated "workers will be on the defense to retake the company through urgent announcement.

[2.20]
¢ºRage & Fury against Police's heavy suppression Demonstration was taken participating in about 2000 protesters at 2am of 20th. After protest, protesters were tried going into the main gate of Daewoo Mortor, in course of this, about 900 flame bottles.

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¢ºFactory of Daewoo Motor in Bupyong got a break-in
Factory of Daewoo Motor in Bupyong, the state power took many casualties by surprise with the 4 vehicles coming forwarding
This incident incited many union workers to flare up their anger amid long term suspension of operation.

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¢ºDaewoo Motor put 1,750 workers terminated in force  
Union comes allout protest into practice from 16th of Feb.
Lee Jong-dae, Yong-kuk who curries favor with the investors and the administration took action to give 1750 workers a layoff report finally at 5pm of 16th.

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We need your International Solidarity

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 2001. 3. 1 At the site of the struggle at Yonsei University    (2:50)
On National Independence day, the struggle by the Daewoo workers moved to Seoul

 2001. 2. 28 : Struggle in the Streets of In-Chon    (2:50)

 On the day the Korean Metal Workers Federation went on partial strike in solidarity with the workers at Daewoo, the struggle of the Daewoo Trade Union and supporters once again intensified in the streets of In-Chon.  Protestors had to evade police oppression and move to a different site to voice their outrage at the government's actions.

  2001. 2. 24 : Bu-Pyung rally blocked by police, protestors engange in intense struggle at nearby university     (4:00)

Feb. 24th, Bu-pyung station, where the demonstration against layoffs and the attack by police of the Daewoo strike was scheduled, resembled a state of martial law as police filled the area around the station.  Police beat and arrested anyone who seemed a protestor.  Protestors regathered at a nearby university and stacked barricades in the middle of a 8-lane street, and collided violently with police arriving to disperse the crowd.

 2001. 2. 23.  : Kim Woo-Choong Arrest Team Departs for France   (3:20)

To France, to arrest Kim Woo-Choong!  The departure ceremony for the arrest team, which had been delayed by the police raid of the Bu-Pyung factory, was held on the 23rd. A laid off Daewoo Motors union member, the spokesman for the Daewoo Motors Joint Struggle Committee, and the director of organization for the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions constitute the arrest team.  The team will attempt to track down Kim Woo-Choong, denounce the police raid of the strike in solidarity with progressive organizations in each country, and inform the people of the atrocities of the neo-liberal policies of the Kim Day-Jung government.

   2001. 2. 22. : Clash at In-Chon University        (3:04)

Bu-Pyung Station was again block by police on the 22nd, and the workers and students gathered at In-Chon University to hold demonstrations in protest.  Violent clashes again ensued.

   2001. 2. 21.    (1:44)

The site of the crack down on the demonstration scheduled at Bu-Pyung on the 21st.  Holding a demonstration was impossible from the start, and dozens(including bystanders and reporters) were hurt and arrested.  

 2001. 2. 21.     (1:30)

While police were violently cracking down on the scheduled strike at Bu-Pyung station, about 50 of the protestors headed to a nearby highway, occupied 3 of the lanes, and marched for about 2 kilometers in protest of the govenment's actions.

   2001. 2. 20.    (3:20)Demonstration to Denounce Police Raid - Struggle to Re-enter Factory  

In the afternoon of the 20th, a demonstration to denounce the police raid of the Daewoo Motors strike was held with 2000 workers and students participating. After the rally, participants marched toward the Bu-Pyung Factory, and collided with police attempting to stop the march.  Clashes between protestors and police ensued, with Molotov cocktails being thrown and a police buses being burnt in the process. 

 2001. 2. 19.    (2:50)Riot Police Sent in to Factory to Break up Strike

 2001. 2. 18. Daewoo Motors Strike Report     (4:30)

Arrest warrants have been put out on 30 of the union leaders at Daewoo Motors since the 17th, and all the entrances to the Bu-Pyung factory are being blocked by police. Around noon on the 18th, union members and their family, social movement activists collided with police while attempting to enter the family.  Many were hurt and several were arrested.

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