YH incident

When

9 Aug 1979 – 11 Aug 1979

Kind

Protest

Coordinates

37.56° N, 126.91° E

Description

labor protest in Seoul in 1979

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1979 labor conflict in South Korea

In August 1979, female garment workers of the YH Trading Company in Seoul, South Korea held a sit-in protest at headquarters of the opposition New Democratic Party in response to the company's unilateral shutdown and their impending redundancy. Workers entered the NDP building on 9 August, receiving the support of party leader Kim Young-sam.

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