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tideout
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 Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:22 pm Post subject: What was going on at Seoul Station yesterday (outside) |
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I'm just curious if anyone knows what was going on at Seoul Station yesterday (Saturday). It was a rally of some sort with quite a few flags and a lot of adjoshii's standing around watching. A little speech of some sort over megaphone was happening as well.
It looked a bit nationalistic in tone but I don't have a clue. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Was there a lot of red everywhere? It could have been an anti-FTA rally or a rally in support of striking dock workers in Busan. No matter what is happening remember it's always a good idea to steer clear of protests. Emotions rise and they sometimes get very violent. |
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tideout
Joined: 12 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
| Was there a lot of red everywhere? It could have been an anti-FTA rally or a rally in support of striking dock workers in Busan. No matter what is happening remember it's always a good idea to steer clear of protests. Emotions rise and they sometimes get very violent. |
I didn't see a lot of red but thanks for mentioning it as a future warning sign.
It was mostly white flags with larger hangul print - maybe a protest or something related to the power outage that Myung-bak was chastising the National power company about?
I don't understand a fair share of Korean politics but one could always get caught up in something just being curious while watching something for a few minutes.... |
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cheolsu
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.vop.co.kr/A00000432964.html
I saw the same thing. I don't even know how to translate that, so take this as a rough summary. I'd guess that they're truck drivers. The rally wanted to implement a proposal for better working conditions. For whatever reason, many of them are not protect by labour laws. They claim that the government calls them "wheel-turning slaves".
They demanded standardized freight charges and better protection under law at the rally.
On one hand, I think that Korean labour unions can border on the absurd, but on the other hand, I'm glad that working people don't take bad conditions lying down over here. |
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tideout
Joined: 12 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| cheolsu wrote: |
http://www.vop.co.kr/A00000432964.html
I saw the same thing. I don't even know how to translate that, so take this as a rough summary. I'd guess that they're truck drivers. The rally wanted to implement a proposal for better working conditions. For whatever reason, many of them are not protect by labour laws. They claim that the government calls them "wheel-turning slaves".
They demanded standardized freight charges and better protection under law at the rally.
On one hand, I think that Korean labour unions can border on the absurd, but on the other hand, I'm glad that working people don't take bad conditions lying down over here. |
Thanks for the translation. I had no idea about the issues for truck drivers here. I've heard some bad stories about the auto industry and how they really treat workers poorly. In some cases it sounds like the mfg. companies hire some real goon like guys to go in and rough people up. I'm not sure if I remember this correctly but I think a autoworker died this last year from a beating.
Agreed on the protests. Nice to see some people standing up and not just passively taking crap. |
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bekinseki
Joined: 31 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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There are always protests out there. In all honesty they're nothing to worry about 99.99% of the time; I'm sure most of them would be impressed foreigners are seeing their demonstration and would be on good behaviour on behalf of their country.
That said, it's best to stay clear of most political causes in this country. |
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