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Celebrated labor leader released from prisonPosted on : May.22,2018 15:56 KST
Modified on : May.22,2018 15:56 KST
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Former KTCU president Han Sang-gyun freed after two years and five months in
captivityFormer KCTU president Han Sang-gyun (right) was released on parole
from Hwaseong Detention Center in Gyeonggi Province on May 21. Han was greeted
by his former colleagues, family members of victims in the Sewol ferry sinking,
and figures from progressive parties and the religious community. (Kim
Seong-gwang, staff photographer) “I skipped breakfast so I could have a bowl of
Pyongyang naengmyeon [cold noodles] for lunch. Workers are only happy when
they’re by their comrades’ side.”Han Sang-gyun stretched out his arms and let
out a hurrah. The former Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) president
was smiling freely after being paroled following two years and five months in
prison.“Our president Han Sang-gyun, you really struggled! We love you so
much!” The large banner prepared by the Ssangyong Motor chapter of the Korean
Metal Workers’ Union rippled in the wind. Han previously served as the
chapter’s president in 2009.At 10 am on May 21, former KCTU president Han
Sang-gyun was released on parole from Hwaseong Detention Center in Gyeonggi
Province with six months remaining in his sentence. KCTU members, family
members of victims in the Sewol ferry sinking, and figures from progressive
parties and the religious community stood out in front of the center to
celebrate his release.”The world is changing”Former KCTU president Kim
Myung-hwan met Han at the entrance and placed a KCTU vest on him. Jeon
Myeong-seon, president of the group 4/16 Sewol Families for Truth and a Safer
Society pinned a yellow Sewol commemoration ribbon on the left side of his
chest.“The world is changing,” Han declared, his cheeks brightly flushed.“I’ve
heard a lot of things I didn’t hear while I was in prison the last time. The
guards in the prison told me they wanted to become Korean Government Employees'
Union members,” he said of the changes he experienced while in prison.With the
world changing, Han maintains that the labor movement must also change. Among
the developments he observed behind bars that convinced him of the changing
world were Samsung declaring an end to its no-union policy and the dialogue
between South and North Korea.“[Labor issues] aren’t resolved in a single
fight. You can’t fix everything at all once,” he said, predicting a long road
ahead for the labor movement.“In the past, we were prone to spending our time
criticizing and denouncing. Now we need to use our abilities to liberate labor
and create a world of equality,” he stressed.Han, who finished his term as KCTU
president while incarcerated last December, plans to focus on organizing
workers, including irregular employees. “We need to overcome the painful scars
of these small clashes and animosity and be generous. I really think I’ll be
able to do it,” Han said of his hopes for the labor movement. “Everyone’s
watching.”Former KCTU president Kim Myung-hwan meets Han Sang-gyun at the
entrance of Hwaseong Detention Center in Gyeonggi Province and places a KCTU
vest on him. (Kim Seong-gwang, staff photographer)Han was arrested after
surrendering himself to police at Seoul’s Jogye Temple on Dec. 10, 2015, on
charges of violation of the Assembly and Demonstration Act, obstruction of
public duties, and obstruction of traffic for organizing 13 demonstrations,
including a popular indignation rally that November. He was indicted the
following January, and a three-year sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court in
May 2017.Members of the labor community, civil society, and religious world
have sternly demanded a pardon, claiming his arrest was an example of misguided
labor suppression policies by the Park Geun-hye administration (2013–16)..
Members of the international community, including the International Labor
Organization (ILO) and the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, also named
him as a notable example of a prisoner of conscience.By Lee Ji-hae, staff
reporter
