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| The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, one of the country's two major umbrella labor organizations, holds a rally in downtown Seoul, March 25, to protest the South Korean president's "prosecution-backed dictatorship." Yonhap |
Members of a major South Korean umbrella union rallied in downtown Seoul, Saturday, to condemn President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration, jamming traffic in the neighborhood.
Some 13,000 members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, one of the country's two major umbrella labor organizations, held multiple rallies in Daehangno, Saejongno and Jongno, to protest what they called a "prosecution-backed dictatorship."
During the rallies, the protestors said the country's civil livelihood, democracy and labor had fallen to their worst conditions under the Yoon administration in less than one year of his presidency.
The protestors' march blocked four of the six driving lanes near Hyehwa Station in Daehangno, as well as two driving lanes from the Jongno intersection to Seoul City Hall.
More protests by progressive activists also added to the number of protesters near Seoul City Hall.
Police dispatched some 240 officers to the marching routes to minimize traffic jams. (Yonhap)
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