8 October, 2010In November 2010 the Korean government is hosting the G20. If Korea wants to take a seat alongside leading nations to discuss international governance, it must honour its commitments to respect internationally recognised labour standards.
Korea is one of the worst countries in the world for the repression of its workers, trade unions and people. The laws in Korea are used by the government and employers to routinely:
- Jail trade unionists for exercising their rights
- Stop subcontracted workers from joining a union or bargaining collectively
- Prevent many public sector workers from joining a union or bargaining collectively
The International Metalworkers' Federation and unions around the world are calling on the Korean government to honour its international commitments and respect workers' rights.
The email letter below will be sent to the President of Korea.
To make sure he gets the message we also recommend you copy, paste and send to your local Korean embassy. You can search for the email address of the embassy closest to you in the search function on the bottom left of this web page: http://www.mofat.go.kr/english/main/index.jsp
Once you find the webpage of the embassy closest to you, there is usually a "contact us" or list of relevant email address listed on the site.