This is PatchA from the Daewoo Joint Struggle Headquarters.

The struggle is extending over a long period. The oppress of the Kim Dae-jung Government is more stronger and a lot of people including children and women are
worn.

But, We will fight to the end.

March 15th, A Family Culture Festival for supporting the Daewoo Struggle was held in the ground of Daewoo Apartment where the workers had lived. You can see
the Real play on the next address

http://real.jinbo.net:7071/ramgen/cham/access/video/daewoo0315.rm
There are sevaral sad news. In the process of struggle, a women who were pregnat, lost her baby due to the strong shock from the struggle. And a female child who has
been a patient with heart disease, also was taken by 119 ambulance. But, the Kim Dae-chung Govenment ignores the pain of the families, and offers more policemen on the spot of Daewoo factory.

Because the situation is very urgent like these, in spite of pregnance, heart desease etc. the families are now struggling against the Govenmnet

This is the fourth Urgent Newsletter about Daewoo Struggle.
Please Solidarity.

In Solidarity,
PatchA

Urgent Report - Daewoo Struggle from Korea

March 8th
<The Activities of what 'Kim Woojung Arrest Squad' had done in Paris>

Fri., February 23rd
12:30 Having a press conference in Kimpo Airport
20:00 Arriving at Degol Airport, Holding welcoming meeting, Having an interviews with the press

Sat., February 24th
10:00 Planning program, Publicity Activities, Checking programs for strike and demonstration
17:00 Activities for Publicity -Proceeding interviews with main broadcasting stations

Sun., February 25th
10:00 Sending out phamplets in every streets, reassuring demonstration lot
18:00 Interviews with Prof. Lee Hwansic(Paris 8th University) and Prof. Jilbere Asuca

Mon., February 26th
10:00 Having a press conference with Korean reporter in the SUD office
11:00 Street demonstration at Saint-Nazaire Square
14:00 Accompanied by the Lemond
17:00 Making phamplets and placards

Tue., February 27th
08:30 Street demonstration at la de pensee station - accompanied by France Kanal Plus TV
10:30 Interview with European Union Congress senator Crebang in the SUD office
¨ç Sending a letter of remonstrance to the Korean Government
¨è Requesting European Governments to forbid Kim to enter any countries
¨é Discussing whether to despatch official committe in the European Congress

13:00 Putting placard before the Eiffel Tower and having a rally demonstration at Human Rights Square - Trocadro
15:30 Interviews with representatives of Judge Labor at the office of Judge labor
: After finding what Kim has done in France, requested warrants from Intepol
18:00 Intervies with vice-chairman of the Inter-Human Rights Union
¨ç The Inter-Human Rights Union plans to send a letter of remonstracne to the Korean Government
¨è Consisting public corporation with Korean organizations of Human Rights, sending representatives to UN Committee of Human Rights
20:00 Having an on-air interviews with LCI Broadcasting Station (CNN in France)

Wed., February 28,
9:00 conference with SUD leaders
¨ç Nice Kim Woo-jung's villa address and location identified by SUD on-line labor union
¨è Fact that Daewoo local corporate person is paying the villa phone bills is officially confirmed
12:00 Interview and demonstration at Korean Embassy in France
14:30 Interview with Lemond Diplomatic Vice-editor-in-chief(Lemond office)
17:30 Interview with CFDT(one of French labor unions) Metal Directors

Thur., March 1st,
9:00 Meeting with French laborers' total alliance(CGT) leaders(at CGT office)
11:00 participated in French labor union leaders' meeting - explanatory briefing given
18:30 open debate held for general public
¨ç French social groups join and make a countermeasure committee
¨è Official written protest is forwarded to Blue House
¨é Protest advertisement against oppression of laborers by the Korean government is planned to be placed in Korean daily newspapers

Fri., March 2nd,
11:30 Swiss Geneva ILO places official lawsuit against Korean government
12:00 Interview with the representatives of Lyons Interpol Union of Administration and demonstration held
16:00 meeting with CGT Lyons headquarters representatives

Sat., March 3rd,
2:00 depart for Nice, France
9:30 Arrive at Nice, France, interview with broadcasting stations
11:00 Arrive at 269, Pablongue St., Nice Kim Woo-jung villa
11:30 penetration protest into villa and attach warrant of seizure, proceed to demonstrate 13:00 proceed to hold interviews with major press corporations
21:00 depart for Paris

Sun., March 4st,
11:00 meeting with local citizens
15:00 Special interview with Liberasiyong(International Association YooMin-hyeong Leader)
18:00 Interview and meeting with leaders of ATTAC, CGT, CFDT, SUD, unemployed union etc.

Mon., March 5st,
15:00 depart for Korea <end>

March 14th
MANAGEMENT PLANS TO MOVE Daewoo PUPYONG Factory
TO MEET GM'S SELL-OFF REQUIREMENTS

In its negotiation with Renovation Committee for the Business Management and informally, the Daewoo management has been about to move Daewoo Pupyong painting plant to the suburb of Inchon. They said that the reason of moving plan is due to the deterioration of the facilities. Another grounds for the move is that the plant is close to resident area and far away from quay causing high transporting cost. In order to cut down on transporting cost, management said the plant should be moved to the reclaimed land of Dong-a in Songdo. The Trade Union has been delaying any countermeasure considering an inevitable situation where painting factory should be newly built. For the same reason, it was generally accepted at work-site that the Pupyong plant should be moved to the suburb of Inchon. Now we need to carefully examine the management's moving plan.

First, it costs a little over 1 trillion won (about 1 Billion US Dollars) to move the Pupyong plant to the suburb of Inchon. This sum is beyond the ability of the company under a court receivership.

Second, creditor banks have been expressing themselves that money coming from moving Pupyong plant belongs to creditors themselves. From this we can judge the creditors will spend less than 300 billion won to move the plant and take the Pupyong plant site as a redemption of bond.

Third, as a condition of acquiring Daewoo Motor, GM has shown to have asked for the close-down of Pupyong plant. GM has been making it clear that it's going to buy only Daewoo Motor's assets not workers. We can guess that GM suggested Kunsan plant be combined with the Second Car Factory that has similar platform to that of Kunsan plant because Kunsan plant can not dump 1 shift system.

Fourth, It is true that the plan of moving Pupyong plant is in order to neutralize the Trade Union. Daewoo Motor's Trade Union has been the core in the movements of democratic trade union including struggle for disorganizing puppet union in 1985, struggle for direct presidential election in 1987, struggle for desperately defending democratic trade union in 1991, struggleagainst Daewoo Motor's sell-off to GM, and etc. Especially because the Trade Union has been carrying on resolute struggle against sell-off of Daewoo Motor to GM, multinational capital and Kim Dae-jung government desperately want to neutralize Daewoo Motor's Trade Union.

Since failing to sell off Daewoo Motor to Ford in September last year, the government and creditor banks have been recklessly hurrying to meet sell-off requirements. Related to this, they finished, in mid October, 2000, technical examination on moving Pupyong plant and in early November, right before the bankruptcy, made a final decision about where to move the Pupyong plant to, moving cost, and how to manage facilities. To say that Daewoo Motor plans to move the Pupyong plant to the suburb of Inchon is just for show because the plan is not feasible. The management is hiding its intention and deceiving the workers and people but every detail will be revealed by early June, when Daewoo Motor's sell-off to GM is expected to materialize.

We Need Your Help!!! Please...

We have not enough money to fight and struggle. The Families are suffered because they were thrown out from their house being rented from Daewoo. Can you give any donation or fund to us? Please, we need your help. Things or Fund, Whatever we are fine. We will wait your help. Thanks.

Bank : Chohung Bank
Account : 938-04-179123
Name : An Mi-jeong
BIC-Code : chohkrse

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