Corea, República de - Tower crane union members in custody

Five officials from the tower crane branch of the construction union KCWU found themselves in custody, awaiting trial, at the end of the year. Kim Myung-uk, President of the Seoul-Gyeonggi Tower Crane Operators’ Branch of the KCWU, was arrested with four other members on 27 November 2015 accused of blackmailing a tower crane rental company (Junkeyung Tower Crane). The other four were Jeong Min-ho, Vice President, Tower Crane Operators’ Division; Lee U-seong, President, Busan-Ulsan-South Gyeongsang Tower Crane Operators’ Branch; Ko Beom-seok, Organising Manager, Seoul-Gyeonggi Tower Crane Operators’ Branch; Hwang Seong-yong, Organising Manager, Seoul-Gyeonggi Tower Crane Operators’ Branch. They were actually seeking a collective agreement.