Speakers at the rally accused the present "government" of pursuing an extremely pro-tycoon policy, bringing profits to the privileged circles and ruthlessly bleeding the workers white.

The recent by-election showed once again the people's resentment at the present regime, they said, calling for judging the traitorous regime through the unity of the progressive forces and building a society in which workers are respected.

At the end of the rally its participants staged a demo.

The south Korean Federation of Trade Unions also held a rally in Seoul to shatter the suppression of the labor movement and demand a total revision of the Law on Trade Unions.

Meanwhile, the two organizations issued a joint declaration on the situation denouncing the authorities' misrule.

They warned that the present regime will face strong anti-"government" actions of workers unless they make an apology to the people for having driven the people's livelihood into destitution through its pro-tycoon policy.

At least 600 members of the KCTU held a rally at the plaza of Seoul Railway Station on April 30 demanding a wage hike and abolition of part-time job.