Lee Hee-ho, widow of late President Kim Dae-jung, says Lee Myung-bak and Kim Jong-il should adhere to the June 15 Joint Declaration » Lee Hee-ho, former first lady and widow of late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, sits down for an interview with a reporter. Lee Hee-ho, the 88-yea

Analysts say the railroaded media legislation and reciprocal positive newspaper coverage have resulted in an erosion in journalistic integrity » Members of civic organizations hold a protest and condemn the railroaded media reform legislation pushed through by the ruling Grand National Party (GNP

» Protesting against Samsung. Members of a civic organization in support of the human rights of workers in the semiconductor industry hold a demonstration in order to draw attention to issues surrounding Park Ji-yeon, who had worked at the Samsung Electronics ’ semiconductor factory and

Park Ji-yeon marks the eighth victim of the occupational hazards at Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor factories » Pedestrians walk in front of a sign for Samsung Electronics. A young woman who had worked for Samsung Electronics died from leukemia on March 31. 　 During a light rainy

Korea Federation of Public Services & Transportation Workers Union (KPTU).   Oppression against the Korean Railway Workers' Union Oppression against the Korean Railway Workers' Union for their strike last year is still ongoing. Despite the withdrawal of the strike, employer Korea Railroad (Korail) announced to complete the reprimand of around 11,000 strike participants within this month. As of late

The railway union decided to suspend their 8 days strike on November 10, in order to fight more against the government and their boss who have been very aggressive on the strike workers. The government, the Korail and the media have been criticising the union more and more in each day, putting replacement staffs

The Right to Live, Work, and Sing in Korea - We must voice our protest for Minu's release Minu's Arrest On October 8, a Nepalese migrant worker named Minod Moktan, better known to his friends as Minu, was arrested in front of his home (in front of the office of Migrant Worker TV). Minu came to Korea in his twenties and ha