Labor’s participation in the Tripartite Commission

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From Eric Lee, 3 February 1998
From Eric Lee, 3 February 1998. Both South Korean trade union federations have walked out of the tripartite commission following government threats to ram new labour laws through the National Assembly (brief).
Joint Action Group for General Strike established
PICIS Newsletter, Monday 2 February 1998. Radical workers based on the workplace and NFC (National Fighting Committee of the Dismissed, the Prisoned, and the Wanted Workers for their Resumption) are criticizing KCTU’s entering Tripatite Commission. Because the KCTU’s decision aims at negotiation with capitalist class, not struggling for stability of employment and workers’ rights.
Nowhere to Go Back: Workers To Fight
PICIS Newsletter, no. 26, 13 July 1998. The Two Biggest Labor Federations Secede from the Tripartite Commission; 70,000 Gathered in a Joint Rally to Block Madatory Restructuring On July 10, the FKTU and the KCTU declared they would not participate in the tripartite commission until their demands, including continuance of employment in closed banks, are accepted.
Two Major Labor Federations Joined in the Tripartite Commission Again
PICIS Newsletter, 27 July 1998. Join for a total reform of Korean society and a just sharing of burden. If the government don’t keep its agreement, we will withdraw. Meanwhile, the Korean Employers’ Federation said it would join the commission partially (brief).