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On Saturday, October 8, over five thousand activists from across South Korea gathered in Busan for the fifth “Bus of Hope” rally in support of workers at the Hanjin Heavy Industries shipbuilding who have been in a struggle against layoffs since November 2010. Two days of protest and cultural events took place.

On Saturday night activists attempted to march into the Hanjin Industries shipyard to meet and show solidarity with Kim Jin Seok, a female worker who has occupied a 35 metre crane since January.

Police declared the street march illegal and blocked the protesters from advancing to the work site. Tear gas and water cannon were used on protesters, 59 people were arrested and many more injured.

Talks on the Hanjin dispute have recommenced but Kim Jin Seok still occupies the crane. Click here for Korean translation.

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