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KCTU

Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
Founded	11 November 1995
Members	682,418 (2007)
Country	South Korea
Affiliation	ITUC
Key people	Lim Seong-kyu, president
Office location	Seoul, South Korea
Website	www.kctu.org (English) www.nodong.org (Korean)

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) is a national trade union centre officially established in 1995. Its predecessor was the National Council of Trade Unions (NCTU), established in 1990 as an independent alternative to the Federation of Korean Trade Unions. With 682,418 members in 2007, the KCTU accounted for 40.6% of trade union members in South Korea.^[1] The KCTU has more than 1,200 affiliated enterprise-level trade unions.^[2] It is the second largest trade union national center in South Korea, following the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU). On 1 April 2009, KCTU delegates at a special session elected Lim Seong-kyu as President.^[3] Of the two, the KCTU is generally considered to be the more militant.

In 2008, during massive "mad cow protests" the KCTU declared a general strike to protest the import of US beef on grounds that consuming the allegedly tainted beef could damage worker productivity.^[4]

In 2009, the union came under intense criticism for its cover up of the attempted sexual assault of a female union member by a high ranking union leader.^[5][6] The KCTU's perceived militancy and preoccupation with political matters unrelated to working conditions has also caused it to suffer a loss of members.^[7]

In July of 2009, the KCTU was ordered to pay for the damages incurred from its destruction of 11 police vehicles during a violent rally two years previously.^[8]

[edit] See also

Organized Labour portal

• 1996-1997 strikes in South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics
• Politics of South Korea
• Economy of South Korea
• Trade unions in South Korea

[edit] External links

• KCTU Website

[edit] References

1. ^ Unionization rate in 2007 stands at 10.8 percent first upward move in 18 years Korea International Labour Foundation, 19 September 2008. Accessed 2009-04-09.
2. ^ This is KCTU KCTU English webpage. Accessed 2009-04-09.
3. ^ KCTU elects a new president The Hankyoreh, 2 April 2009. Accessed 2009-04-09.
4. ^ South Korea seeks top labour leader's arrest
5. ^ Truth behind sexual assault cover-up at KCTU revealed
6. ^ Four resign in KCTU sexual assault scandal
7. ^ 4 unions cut ties with KCTU, citing unnecessary strife
8. ^ Court orders labor body to pay for destroyed police buses

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