Kim So-yeon (activist)
Kim So-yeon | |
|---|---|
김소연 | |
 On 3 December 2012, Kim So-Yeon stands in front of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea | |
| Born | 23 January 1970 |
| Nationality | Republic of Korea |
| Education | Seoul Jeonghwa Girls' Commercial High School |
| Occupation(s) | Union organizer, Social Activist |
| Organization(s) | KCTU Metal Union Seoul Branch KCTU Metal Union Southern Regional Branch KCTU Metal Union Kiryung Electronics Branch |
| Known for | Candidacy, 2012 South Korean presidential election |
| Political party | Independent |
| Board member of | Creating a World Without a Temporary Worker (Korean: 비정규직 없는 세상 만들기 네트워크), Executive Committee[1] Eucalyptus Electronics Union Chairperson |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김소연 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim So-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Soyŏn |
Kim So-yeon (Korean: 김소연; Hanja: 金昭延; born 23 January 1970) is a labor activist in South Korea and currently on the executive committee of Creating a World Without a Temporary Worker (비정규직 없는 세상 만들기 네트워크).[2]
Education[edit]
- Graduated from Seoul Jeonghwa Girls' Commercial High School.
Biography[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 2012 18th Presidential election, KBS World
- ^ 정, 대희 (26 February 2016). 손, 지은 (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.
- ^ First generation labor activist Kim So Yeon, Ulsan Journal, 11 November 2012
- ^ First generation labor activist Kim So Yeon, Ulsan Journal, 11 November 2012
- ^ Electronics Workers presidential nominee Kim So-yeon registers as an independent, "Redian
- ^ First generation labor activist Kim So Yeon, Redian, 2 November 2012
- ^ First generation labor activist Kim So Yeon, Redian, 2 November 2012
- ^ First generation labor activist Kim So Yeon, Ulsan Journal, 11 November 2012
- ^ 2012 18th Presidential election, KBS World