The Forklift Of The Kim Dae-Jung Government Stabbed Daewoo Autoworkers In The
Heart.

Feb. 19th, 20001
At around 17:50 yesterday two choppers were hovering around the sky of the
Daewoo Pupyong plants and hundreds of riot police were following right after
4 forklifts which were removing the barricades of 4 gates of the plant. 

At 18:00 1000 riot police finally entered the plant and the rest of them,
3100 surrounded the plant to arrest worker. 200 workers in the plant resisted
against the police with stone and firebottles but 800 workers and family with
children could not resist against 4100 riot police. The sky of the plant was
overspread with smoke of the burning tires and furniture. Frightened workers
were running and children and wives of the workers were crying. According to
one of witness, wife of a striker, a three-month pregnant woman was hit by
riot police and police by force separated children from their mothers. The
police treated the wives of the strikers as criminals. After mothers were
taken out of the plant, children were left surrounded by riot police.

Two hours before the attack by riot police, 800 workers including their
family were resisting against police trying to enter the plant. Workers
organized their defensive team with 200 union members at front of the plant
gate. They were fighting against riot police with iron pipes, stones and
turning water hoses on the riot police trying to enter into the plant. 

There were 400 workers and students protesting and denouncing riot police 200
meters away from the gate. 1000 riot police also prevented them from getting
closer to Daewoo plant. The 400 workers and students were gathering in front
of the plant to support workers struggle. 

However, riot police with 4 forklifts came into the plant and arrested
workers. Most of workers could safely run away from violence of the police
but 80 workers were caught by riot police and taken to 4 separate police
stations in Pupyong City.

At around 21:00 Daewoo autoworkers and metal workers from other unions
gathered in Sangok cathedral to reorganize strikers to recapture the plant
where riot police are occupying.

Feb. 20th, 20001
At 14:00 3000 workers and students rallied to recapture the plant. At the
rally Dan Byong-ho, president of KCTU declared the all out struggle against
the Kim Dae-jung government after denouncing that