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A symposium was held under the theme of “examination and vision of
the Korean women workers’ movement for 20 years.”

A symposium was organized on October 30th, 2007 in celebration of 20 years of KWWA. The first symposium under the title of “Women’s Work, Changes for 20 years and Prospect” examined objectively the changes of ‘Korean women workers’ for the past 20 years, and the second symposium looked subjectively at how ‘women workers’ movement’ has been changed. more>>


Women's Day Festival Held in Celebration of 100 years of International Women's Day: "Women, Let's Open the Curtain of New Communities World."

Korean Women's Day Organizing Committee for Celebrating 100 Years of International Women's Day (KWDOC), formed by 167 nationwide women's organizations such as Korean Women’s Associations United (KWAU), Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), and Women Corea, hosted Korean Women's Day Festival in celebration of 100 years of International Women's Day on March 8th 2008, under the slogan "Women, let's open the curtain of new communities world." This festival aims to commemorate 100 years of international women's day, to project a sustainable future of the Korean women's movement, and to have good communication with people.
At the ceremony, Wednesday demonstrations organized by the Korean Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan won 20th Korean Women's Movement Award, and 'Statement by Korean Women' was declared entitled "Women, let's open the curtain of new communities world."
A big parade and performances were followed to show hope and dream for new communities society. At the parade 5,000 members in 4 different colors, belonging to nationwide women's organizations marched about 3.8 km, along with car parades with the themes of "Women open a world," "Women take action," "Women fly high," and "New communities world."
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Korean Women Workers' Movement, Let's Fly High!
- in celebration of 100 years of international women's day,
organized by Working Women's Hope Forum

Bustlingly and tumultuously! Working Women's Hope Forum started like that. Only one direction that the Korean women workers' movement was pursuing is not the only one solution. A new age has come, where we should "accept differences" and people have to be sensitive to the differences." However, we should also speak with one voice on important issues. In this sense, the Korean women workers' movement is not exceptional.
On March 4th 2008, about 70 women workers' activists gather together. In celebration of 100 years of international women's day, 6 member organizations (Korean Women Workers Association (KWWA), Korean Women's Trade Union (KWTU), Korean Womenlink, Korean Women’s Associations United (KWAU), Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), and Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) belonging to women workers' solidarity conference prepared for the working women's hope forum, entitled "Korean Women Workers' Movement, Let's Wing Away." In the first session, presentations were made. Each organization leader briefed its tasks and directions of activities for this year, and Dr. Eun Soo-mi and sociologist Lee Joo-hee, as experts gave suggestions about the situations and directions of the Korean women workers' movement. In the second session, participants were divided and carried out discussion by topic.
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