At the meeting speakers recalled that four decades ago Chon Tae Il set himself on fire, crying for the right to workers. His suicide flared up the struggle to build a world in which people lead a life worthy of human being, they said.

They called on the people to pool efforts to realize his desire.

A declaration read out at the meeting underscored the need to overcome present trials and difficulties in the same spirit of resistance as displayed by Chon.

The declaration called on the people from all walks of life to wage a dynamic struggle to stamp out all social evils and build a genuine world in which equality and freedom are fully ensured.