There have been many rallies in Korea to remember the workers who have been the victims of the bitter Ssangyong dispute in 2009. Some workers like Han Sang Kyun are still in jail. Some have died having succumbed to unemployment, poverty and depression. Unionists and activists have been holding solidarity rallies and memorial services in Seoul. AAWL sent a solidarity statement to the Ssangyong workers. Read it here in English and Korean:
There have been many rallies in Korea to remember the workers who have been the victims of the bitter Ssangyong dispute in 2009. Some workers like Han Sang Kyun are still in jail. Some have died having succumbed to unemployment, poverty and depression. Unionists and activists have been holding solidarity rallies and memorial services in Seoul. AAWL sent a solidarity statement to the Ssangyong workers. Read it here in English and Korean:
Australia Asia Worker Links extends its solidarity to the workers at Ssangyong Motors in South Korea and their families. Your struggle has been heroic and it serves as an inspiration for workers everywhere. You are not alone, workers across the globe are engaged in a bitter struggle against lay offs, redundancy, and outsourcing. This is part of a drive by the capitalist class to make us pay for their crisis. Your struggle gives hope to those that may feel powerless to stand up in the face of exploitation from a seemingly powerful oppressor. AAWL has supported your struggle since day one and we have made efforts to bring your struggle to the attention of workers in the entire Asia Pacific region because your struggle is also their struggle. Only through united action shall we win. Victory to the Ssangyong workers.
호주 아시아 노동자 연대 (Australia Asia Worker Links)는 쌍용차 해고 노동자들과 그들의 가족들에게 연대를 보냅니다. 여러분의 투쟁은 대단히 영웅적이며 전 세계 많은 노동자들에게 영감을 주고 있습니다. 여러분들은 결코 혼자가 아니며 이 세상에 수많은 노동자들도 정리해고와 공장의 해외 이전에 맞서 싸우고 있습니다. 동지들의 투쟁은 억압자들의 착취에 맞서 싸우기에는 너무나도 무기력하다고 느끼는 이들에게 많은 희망을 주고 있습니다. 호주 아시아 노동자 연대는 여러분의 투쟁을 초기 때부터 지지해 왔으며 이 투쟁을 태평양 아시아 지역의 모든 노동자들에게 알리려고 노력해왔습니다. 여러분의 투쟁은 곧 우리 모두의 투쟁이기도 하기 때문입니다. 오직 단결된 힘으로만 승리할수 있을 것 입니다. 쌍용차 노동자들의 승리를 위하여.
