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Above: Symbol of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU).
The general strikes which began in South Korea at the end of 1996 captured the imagination of the world. The determination of the Korean workers in the face of brutality of the dictatorship was one reason for that. The other was the character of their struggle, which is directed against the IMF-World Bank led capitalist offensive called "globalization." International solidarity played a key role in the Korean strikes.
Those strikes ended in the winter of 1997, but the struggle continues. The Korean presidential election held on 18 December saw the emergence of an independent labour political force for the first time -- the Peoples' Victory 21 for Democracy and Progress campaign, whose candidate was Kwon Young-Kil, president of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.
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