cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/574435

"The raid comes as the conservative right-wing government of President Yoon Suk-yeol is targeting leaders of progressive groups and labor movements in the country using unsubstantiated allegations of links to, and espionage for, North Korea."

"Four people were the prime targets of the raid. These include a senior KCTU leader, one official each from its affiliates, the Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union and the Korean Metal Workers’ Union, and a union organizer and anti-war activist from Jeju Island."

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Note: This article is from January.

August, last year: Thousands of South Korean unionists and their progressive supporters rallied in downtown Seoul to protest against joint US-South Korea war games planned for later this month. [...] A YouTube video of the Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), which contains the activities of the Unification Vanguard, is also controversial. The 2-minute and 58-second video released by the Federation of Trade Unions includes a song called [Anti-U.S. Anti-War Song] by a folk song group called ‘[Our Country]’ as the background music. [...] The Unification Committee also held a camp called ‘Unification School’ and lectured on ‘The History of America’s World Aggression’ and ‘The Confrontational History of the DPRK-U.S.’. At a rally on the 13th, the KCTU read a solidarity message sent by the Korean Workers’ Union, a North Korean workers’ organization.

Related: Activity video of the 23rd KCTU Central Unification Vanguard