Labor protest over participation in the U.S. attack upon Iraq

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Anti-War Workers, Teachers Make Threats
By Moon Gap-shik, Chosun Ilbo 26 March 2003. The two umbrella labor unions and the left-wing teachers’ union strengthened their anti-war efforts. The KCFTU, the more activist of the two, will target for defeat in next year’s elections representatives who vote in favor of sending noncombatant troops to Iraq.
Anti-war rallies intensify as subway joins the fray
By Yoon Hyae-sin, JoongAng Daily, 1 April 2003. Student councils said they would stage an anti-war protest. The labor union of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway said it will strike if the government decides to send Korean troops to Iraq. This would mark the first strike by the subway labor union against a governmental decision not related to the union.
Violent clashes in Seoul over Iraq
CNN.com, Wednesday 29 October 2003. About 1,000 South Korean workers clashed with riot police on Wednesday following a protest rally against a government decision to send additional troops to Iraq.