The speakers at the press conference asserted that the authorities have to lend an ear to the people's voices calling for a stop to the import of rice and part-time jobs, and roll back "policy by force".

They denounced the riot police authorities for threatening to hurl forces into Jogye Temple where the chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions has been taking refuge.

The second all-out people's action due on December 5 must be held, they said, voicing their opposition to the police authorities' attempt to check the action.