<"Worthy happiness of US$1 " – Let’s raise the minimum wage by the rate of 1,000 won an hour!>

<"Worthy happiness of US$1 " – Let’s  raise the minimum wage at the rate of 1,000 won an hour!>

On May 21, 2009, “Win-win Women’s Action to save common people and save jobs” (consisting of KWWA, KWTU, FKTU, Korean Womenlink, and KWAU) organized a campaign, “Worthy happiness of US$1”: Let’s raise the minimum wage by the rate of 1,000 won (=equal to US$1) an hour.

 

This campaign was started with the minimum wage songs whose words were changed from labor songs, followed by the opening address done by Kim Insook, the co-chairperson of Korean Womenlink and speeches by KWTU’s rank and file members.

 

Presently, the minimum wage an hour is 4,000 won, with which workers cannot have proper meal at canteens or restaurants nor afford the price of medicine or doctor’s fee. This reality of workers was performed dynamically.