En la empresa E-Land / New Core (centros comerciales), no aprecian a quienes reivindican y a l@s obrer@s que se van organizando, y se les castiga.
Ataques de los piquetes de huelguistas por milicias patronales los 20 de junio y el 31 de julio de 2007. Detenido un miembro del sindicato KCTU (Korean Confederación of Trade Unions) con mandato en el comité de negociaciones. Bloqueadas las cuentas bancarias de l@s huelguistas. El derecho de huelga de los obrer@s anulado por una disposición sobre "la obstrucción en el trabajo".
La huelga se lanzó por el anuncio de la dirección de E-Land / New Core de aumentar la rentabilidad y la productividad a espaldas de l@s obrer@s. Para el personal eso se traduce por jornadas de 10 horas por un salario de 850 dólares al mes, y también por despidos masivos, una mayor flexibilidad horaria. Por fin, el antiguo convenio colectivo fue modificado por la Dirección, sin que fuera consultada la plantilla !!! Una friolera ...
Frente a esta situación, l@s trabajador@s-se organizaron para defenderse, colocaron piquetes de huelga y adhirieron al sindicato KCTU.
El 31 de julio, la KCTU organizó un encuentro sectorial y decidió celebrar un Congreso para el 21 de agosto con la única preocupación de resolver el problema de l@s huelguistas de E-Land / New Core y contempla acciones de más envergadura. La KCTU, a nivel nacional, llevó a cabo una campaña de boicoteo en todo el país con el objetivo de "cero venta".
El 18 de septiembre de 2007, al fin, 50 000 trabajador@s de E-Land / New Core realizarán una marcha por el país.
La KCTU ya avisó que si le gobierno y E-Land quieren negociar tendrán primero que disculparse por los actos brutales cometidos en contra de los trabajador@s.
La KCTU hace un llamamiento a la solidaridad internacional y nos pide que mandemos cartas de protesta al presidente Roh Moo Hyun : Blue House +822 770 1690 (fax) o por e-mail al president cwd.go.kr
Se debe remitir una copia al Ministerio de Trabajo, al Ministro Lee Sang-Soo : +82 2 504 6708 (fax) o e-mail m_molab molab.go.kr
Mandar igualmente otra copia a la KCTU al +82 2 2635 1134 (fax) o por mail a inter kctu.org
Por el Secretario Internacional de la CNT francesa, Sector Asia: Guillaume.
Modelo de carta a mandar :
TO YOUR EXCELLENCY MR ROH MOO-HYUN PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA
I am writing you on behalf of (name of your organization), which represents (number of members) of (name of your country).
We were informed that the police attacked the striking irregular workers of Eland/Newcore twice on the 20th and 31st of July. We strongly condemn these brutal police acts against the sit-in strikers. Your Government, despite being responsible for a bill that expands irregular work instead of protecting the casual workers, used the police force to repress the irregular workers’ demands for their livelihood.
We were informed that E-Land has used weaknesses in the law to lay off contract cash register workers, and have forced them into illicit contracts, and have contracted out their work. The management even breached the collective agreement, which had clearly stated that those who had worked for over 18 months would not be laid off, by unilaterally terminating their contracts. They have also ignored the local government labor committee’s decision that it was an unfair dismissal. While E-Land management has not hesitated to engage in illicit and unjust practices, it has used such extreme language as ’terrorism’ to denounce the strike and sit-in by the workers, and has sued the union leadership for obstruction of justice.
Even though the root of all the problems is the irregular workers bill, we were informed that your government has not put forth an earnest effort to resolve the E-Land incident. Despite numerous cases of unfair and illegal labor practices on the part of management being revealed as a result of a special labor inspection, it has not acted to correct them. The repression of irregular workers at E-Land is not an isolated incident. 271 workers were arrested during the past year alone, and 200 of these were irregular workers. 73% of all arrested laborers were irregular workers. The number of workers arrested under your Government is now at 958. This is a higher number then the two previous governments (Kim Yung-sam 632, Kim Dae-jung 892).
Regarding the E-Land incident, your Government has already arrested E-Land general union leaders including Bro. Kim Kyung-wook, president of E-Land general union and issued arrest warrants for 1 member of the said union and 8 for the leadership of the other union at New Core that has been on strike.
We strongly denounce the use of police force by your Government against
the striking workers and urge you to release all arrested unionists
immediately.
We also denounce the acts by E-Land management that have led to the loss
of jobs for a vulnerable sector and that have threatened the livelihood of
these workers. We call for the laid-off workers to be reinstated.
At the same time, we believe that the irregular workers bill, which has
now revealed its ineffectiveness and loopholes to the entire nation, needs
to be revoked. In this way, we call for a complete revision to the law,
one that implements limitations on the uses of temporary or contract work.
International workers solidarity !!!
(Firma de sindicato, ect. )