Kim So-yeon (activist)

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Kim So-yeon
김소연
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On 3 December 2012, Kim So-Yeon stands in front of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
Born (1970-01-23) 23 January 1970 (age 51)
Seoul, Republic of Korea
NationalityRepublic of Korea
EducationSeoul Jeonghwa Girls' Commercial High School
OccupationUnion organizer, Social Activist
OrganizationKCTU Metal Union Seoul Branch
KCTU Metal Union Southern Regional Branch
KCTU Metal Union Kiryung Electronics Branch
Known forCandidacy, 2012 South Korean presidential election
Political partyIndependent
Board member ofCreating a World Without a Temporary Worker (Korean: 비정규직 없는 세상 만들기 네트워크), Executive Committee[1]
Eucalyptus Electronics Union Chairperson
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim So-yeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Soyŏn

Kim So-yeon (Korean: 김소연; Hanja: 金昭延; born 23 January 1970) is a labor activist in the Republic of Korea and currently on the executive committee of Creating a World Without a Temporary Worker (비정규직 없는 세상 만들기 네트워크).[2]

Education[]

Biography[]

  • 1987: Led the struggle for increasing accessibility to private schools in Seoul while she was attending Jeonghwa Girl's Commercial High School.[3]
  • 1997: Served as chairperson of the Eucalyptus Electronics Union.[4]
  • 2001: Sentenced to ten years in prison with two years probation for violating the National Security Act during the Seoul Democratic Labor Convention.
  • 5 July 2005: Named as Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Chairperson for the newly formed Metal Union Seoul Branch, Metal Union Southern Regional Branch, and Metal Union Kiryung Electronics Branch.
  • 24 August – 17 October 2005: Insisted to Kiryung Electronics that workers were illegally laid-off, withdrawing the union contract. For 55 days, part of the production line for Kiryung Electronics Factory was occupied for 16 members of the company via an all-night vigil.
  • 17 October 2005: Detained on suspicion of interrupting business.
  • 24 August – 22 September 2006: Kiryung Electronics underwent a 30-day Hunger strike, demanding the return of illegally laid-off workers.[5]
  • 11 June – 12 September 2008: Kiryung Electronics underwent a 94-day hunger strike, demanding the return of illegally laid-off workers.[6]
  • August 2010: Kiryung Electronics requires regulation of illegally laid-off workers, embracing a high concentration of foreigners.
  • 1 November 2010: After a negotiation period of 1,895 days, Kiryung Electronics finally reaches a new full-time employment agreement with the KCTU.[7]
  • June - November 2011: Worked on the Hope Bus Planning Team of the 2010-11 Hanjin Heavy Industries strike.
  • 2012: First served as a network executive for Creating a World Without a Temporary Worker (비정규직 없는 세상 만들기 네트워크).
  • 11 November 2012: Elected as the presidential candidate for workers by the election headquarters of Creating a World Without a Temporary Worker.[8] Also ran as an independent for the 2012 South Korean Presidential Election, along with Park Jong-sun, Kang Ji-won, and Kim Soon-ja.[9]
  • 15 December 2012: After completing a campaign stop at Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul, Kim and 300 supporters clashed with police while marching towards the Blue House.
  • 19 December 2012: Finished in 5th place in the 18th Presidential Election of South Korea.

References[]

  1. ^ 2012 18th Presidential election, KBS World
  2. ^ 정대희 (26 February 2016). 손지은 (ed.). '바보언니'가 짓는 이 집에, 난 투자하기로 했다 [이사람, 10만인] 김소연 비정규직 없는 세상 만들기 집행위원 [I decided to invest in this house built by 'Fool sister'. [This, 100,000 people] Kim So-yeon Executive committee of world without temporary work]. OhmyNews (in Korean). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ First generation labor activist Kim So Yeon, Ulsan Journal, 11 November 2012
  4. ^ First generation labor activist Kim So Yeon, Ulsan Journal, 11 November 2012
  5. ^ Electronics Workers presidential nominee Kim So-yeon registers as an independent, "Redian
  6. ^ First generation labor activist Kim So Yeon, Redian, 2 November 2012
  7. ^ First generation labor activist Kim So Yeon, Redian, 2 November 2012
  8. ^ First generation labor activist Kim So Yeon, Ulsan Journal, 11 November 2012
  9. ^ 2012 18th Presidential election, KBS World
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