The history of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions under the presidency of Kim Young-sam

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AFL Protests Korean Unonists Arrest & Toy Worker Conditions
From AFL-CIO News, 5 January 1996. Kwon Young-kil, president of the newly formed Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, arrested on charges of third-party intervention in an industrial dispute.
Case KOR 130296.1; Follow up of Case KOR 130296
From the United Nations OMCT/SOS-Torture. 18 March 1996. Re. the arbitrary arrest of Yang Kyu-heon, Vice-President of the unrecognized Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), and release of KCTU President, Kwon Young-kil.
Rough Sailing Expected Over Labor Talks
From The Korea Herald, 13 June 1996. The KCTU, formed at the end of last year, reflects greater labor militancy, and it has made the FKTU less accomodating with management.
Labor Groups Likely to Form Political Force
The Korea Herald, 31 March 1997. KCTU planning to create a labor political party and back a labor candidate in the presidential election due in