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S. Korean Public Transport Trade Union Stages Action in Protest against Retrogressive Revision of Labor Law
Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- The Public Transport Trade Union of south Korea held a meeting for all-out action against the retrogressive revision of the labor law and the system of forcible dismissal according to piece rate and for victory in the general strike at Youido in Seoul on Oct. 13, according to the south Korean internet paper Jaju Sibo.

The Railway Trade Union, the Trade Union of the Hospital of the Seoul National University and the Finance Trade Union which have been on the general strike for three weeks also attended the meeting.

The participants in the meeting expressed their will to join in the general strike of public organs in order to check the retrogressive revision of the labor law sought by the Park Geun Hye regime.

On the same day, the Public Transport Trade Union set up the venue of the strike outside the puppet government building and launched a sit-in strike.

The organization denounced the puppet authorities for working hard to suppress the struggle of workers and strongly demanded the regime opt for meeting its demands.

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