On the 26th of July, Cho Sung-deok, the vice-president of the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers Union (KPTU) was given a two year jail sentence. Sung-doek's crime was for participating in mass rallies during 2015. This sentence is just the latest of a series of convictions against Korean union leaders and is part of a concerted campaign to crush trade unions in South Korea. Nevertheless, the response by workers in South Korea has been strong with many protest rallies and actions.
On the 26th of July, Cho Sung-deok, the vice-president of the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers Union (KPTU) was given a two year jail sentence. Sung-doek's crime was for participating in mass rallies during 2015. This sentence is just the latest of a series of convictions against Korean union leaders and is part of a concerted campaign to crush trade unions in South Korea. Nevertheless, the response by workers in South Korea has been strong with many protest rallies and actions.
