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Right: Crowd scene at the annual workers' rally in Seoul, 8 November 1997. Photo credit: Eric Lee.

National trade union centers
• Korean Confederation of Trade Unions The main independent trade union grouping, with some 600,000 workers affiliated. Initiated and led the January 1997 general strike. Newly updated - 1/98.
• Federation of Korean Trade Unions The "official" trade union center. Cooperated with the KCTU during one stage of the January 1997 general strike.
Regional and company-level unions
• Jeunbuk region of KCTU
• Bucheun region of FKTU
• Daeu Ship-building labor union
• Hyundai heavy industries labor union
• Sung-sil University labor union
• KBS labor union
• MBC labor union
Mega-sites
• New! Korea International Labour Foundation Site includes daily labour news reports (in English), online conferences and more.
• Korean Progressive Directory Once complete, this will be the place to begin looking for Korean labour and progressive sites.
Special struggle sites
• Strike Page of the Sammi Steel Workers
• General Strike home page A remarkable achievement; well worth a second look a year later.
Peoples Victory 21 Election campaign
• Peoples Victory 21 English language information. More links may be found here. Includes the final report and full results after the elections - 19/12/97.
Online magazines and newspapers
• Korea Progress News Regular reports from International Politics & Economy Center of Korea. Unfortunately, not updated frequently.
• Daily news updates
Human and labour rights
• Sarangbang Group for Human Rights in Korea Includes a daily news report in Korean, with weekly summaries in English.
• No! Electronic National ID card homepage
• Free speech homepage
Labour support groups
• SING - Social Information Networking Group The people behind the Korean Progressive Directory and much of the progressive, pro-labour activity on the Internet.
• Korea Labour and Society Institute
• Seoul International LaborMedia 97 Home page of the historic conference, held in November 1997. Includes many of the papers presented there.
• Task Group for Labour Information Mostly in Korean.
• Institute for Workers Rights Formerly called the Korea Research Institute for Workers' Human Rights and Justice
• Labor News Production (email address)
• Korean Institute for Labor Studies & Policy
• Korea Women Workers Associations United
• Joint Committee of Migrant Worker's in Korea
Other links
• ICFTU Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights 1997 - South Korea
• Revolutionary and Popular Movements in Korea: Links to News and Analysis Part of Jay's Leftist and "Progressive" Internet Resources Directory.
• Labournet UK Often a source of the latest news straight from the Korean labour movement. Updated daily.