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Korean Candle Demonstration against U.S. Beef |
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During the last holidays on May 2nd and 3rd, 2008 unusual incidents caught our eyes at the Cheonggyecheon Plaza. In the evening on the last May 2nd, unexpectedly massive citizens and netizens gathered together, lodging a protest against U.S. beef contaminated by mad cow diseases, at a candlelight vigil. Another candle demonstrations coloring the Cheonggyecheon Plaza red with red candlelights, were organized on the following day, and in May 6th evening, similar kinds of rallies were planned to be organized at Yeoido and the Cheonggyecheon Plaza, respectively. |
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Korean women workers' forum held for realizing equal pay |
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On May 7th, 2008, Korean Women Workers Association(KWWA) and Korean Women's Trade Union (KWTU) organized the first Korean women workers' forum entitled "comparative analysis of wage discrimination prevention systems in the U.S. and U.K. and their implications to Korea", in order to achieve equal pay for work of equal value and gender sensitive job evaluation (presented by professor Oh Kye Taek) at KWWA's seminar room. In this forum, U.S. and U.K.'s legal basis and operating organizations of equal pay for work of equal value, legal explanation and evaluation methods regarding equal pay for work of equal value. more>> |
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