Capitalists in south Korea call for all workers to be made “non-permanent�

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

The Federation of Korean Industries has joined with other capitalist groupings in calling for all workers in south Korea to be made “non-permanent.”

Blaming the workers, who are the biggest victims of the world financial crisis, for its occurrence, the Federation claims “The current problems originated from the labor market rigidity.”

On average, “non-permanent” (or “contract”) workers make about 60 percent of what regular workers in south Korea do.

Some 5.4 million workers in south Korea, representing one-third of the total workforce, are currently “non-permanent” workers. About half of them earn the minimum wage, which is about $3.20 (US) per hour.

As the world capitalist crisis continues the bosses are continuing their assault on working people. To defend ourselves from this assault, the workers of the world must organize and fight back. To be effective in that fight we must utilize our collective power, turn the tides and go on the offensive, and ultimately overturn the exploitative capitalist system which gave rise to this crisis and all of our misery. In south Korea signs of this have already emerged, with increasingly militant strikes and workplace occupations becoming a more regular occurrence everyday.

http://amte.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/capitalists-in-south-korea-call-for-all-workers-to-be-made-non-permanent/

[MilitantWorker]

It would be nice to see the striking workers at the Ssangyong plant occupation call other workers to action because of events like this..and capitalisms general crisis.

I mean..this is unbelievable. If I was a South Korean worker this would be devastating to conceptualize...

[Axle]

This is absolutely terrible for South Korean workers, and by extension, all workers of the world. Who knows how many other countries are going to take cues from South Korea's capitalists and start gearing up to do this.


But the Federation of Korean Industries is playing with dynamite here, and its only a matter of time before they blow their hands off.

[Ned Flanders]

the bourgeoisie is so predictable! When their economy goes into a slump they´re always ready with this sort of rhetoric about "flexible labour market" and let the magical "free market" guide our way out of the fiasco it caused in the first place. Workers rights have to be undermined to protect their profits, but the state has to bail them out when the "free market" fails them. Sometimes I wish I was a bourgeois so I could live a comfortable life of infantile narcissicm.

[rednordman]

As a modern day prole, I generally look shamefully on the Stalinist soviet unions treatment of 'class-enemies'. After hearing this, i still do not condon it, but can understand why it happened. What the hell is wrong with these morons? Why is it ALWAYS our fault?

The company that i work for is one of the largest monopolies within the UK. They treat us with total contempt, and already have almost everything they want (almost 90% agency workfore, full-time staff having zero rights, and cannot even be considered permanent).

Tell me now, how could an even more de-regulated market help me? why is always touted to us that its 'puting humanity on the road to freedom'? These people should swap jobs with me. Im being serious there, they should do my job, same hours, same wage, and see how they like it.

I would be being kind to them if I said that I hate them with an absolute passion.

Sorry if that comes across a bit too intense, but thats how i feel.

[PRC-UTE]

As a modern day prole, I generally look shamefully on the Stalinist soviet unions treatment of 'class-enemies'.

What do you mean? The treatment of kulaks?

[rednordman]

What do you mean? The treatment of kulaks?Sorry this wasnt that much of a serious quote to behonest. I was just trying put light on the fact that when you have discracefull and hatefull conservatives having a free-reign on humiliating the working class, its bound to cause a serious backfire. Just look at the russian revolution for example. Imo, the some of the violence was related to deep seeted hatred of getting humiliated for centuaries. It just got way way out of control.

[Pirate turtle the 11th]

As a modern day prole, I generally look shamefully on the Stalinist soviet unions treatment of 'class-enemies'. After hearing this, i still do not condon it, but can understand why it happened. What the hell is wrong with these morons? Why is it ALWAYS our fault?

The company that i work for is one of the largest monopolies within the UK. They treat us with total contempt, and already have almost everything they want (almost 90% agency workfore, full-time staff having zero rights, and cannot even be considered permanent).

Tell me now, how could an even more de-regulated market help me? why is always touted to us that its 'puting humanity on the road to freedom'? These people should swap jobs with me. Im being serious there, they should do my job, same hours, same wage, and see how they like it.

I would be being kind to them if I said that I hate them with an absolute passion.

Sorry if that comes across a bit too intense, but thats how i feel.

Just hazarding a guess, but you work at tescos amiright?

[rednordman]

Just hazarding a guess, but you work at tescos amiright?Yep. You are right on the dot there. lol. Funniest thing is though, from what I have heard recently, is that they got the land of the government on the pretext that they would employ local workers and have only 20% agency. That lasted for about 6months. Now is the other way round (20% permanent staff, 80% agency) and they are making it ever more obvious that they do not want us (permanent staff) there anymore.

[PRC-UTE]

I wonder if there was Tescos in Nazi Germany. They would've fit right in

[rednordman]

Ha ha. There has been a lot of gestapo comparision jokes there since its been open.

[Pogue]

Tesco is pretty fucking rough, but its well known amongst people I talk to that shop work is fucking dreadful. Retail is simply the worst sector to work in.

[Saorsa]

I worked for two years in a supermarket and yes it is horrible. You get treated like shit by customers and management alike.

[communard resolution]

The company that i work for is one of the largest monopolies within the UK. They treat us with total contempt, and already have almost everything they want (almost 90% agency workfore, full-time staff having zero rights, and cannot even be considered permanent).

Tell me now, how could an even more de-regulated market help me? why is always touted to us that its 'puting humanity on the road to freedom'? These people should swap jobs with me. Im being serious there, they should do my job, same hours, same wage, and see how they like it.


There are quite a few companies in the UK that largely employ non-permanent/agency/temporary staff who have no rights and no security, and when I was unfortunate enough to do that kind of job a few years ago, I predicted that this type of thing would become increasingly the norm in the future. I hope that I was wrong. I'm shocked to read they are already moving in this direction in South Korea.

[rednordman]

I actually work in the warehouse/distribution centre, so I do not have to deal with customers (phew!). Its still dead hard work though, proper manual labour, and we have all these 'target percentages' to hit that are based on out performance. They are quite daft at times.

Its ok for me as im still young, and quite physically fit. But they expect a 55yr old to do the exact same work as I do. Its quite shocking at times as they will bully the seniors if they do not make the percentages, and hardly ever praise them if they do.

If there is one amusing side to it though, its that you can see the capitalist mechanics sticking out like a saw thumb. Class-war in the playground to use a play on words. Its amazing how people change the moment they put on the managers red hi-vis, but even the managers are getting exploited from above for hecks sake.

[rednordman]

I predicted that this type of thing would become increasingly the norm in the future. I hope that I was wrong. I'm shocked to read they are already moving in this direction in South Korea.:crying:I tell you what, this isnt even the tip of the iceberg either. I can quite realistically see a day in the near future, where we have to turn up at these warehouse as our own independant individual buisness men and women, at stupid times, working stupid hours, and having zero security. Seriously. The tories will label it as the next step in 'individual liberty and freedom':rolleyes:.

[Mindtoaster]

These people should swap jobs with me. Im being serious there, they should do my job, same hours, same wage, and see how they like it.



Rather just go ahead and put the fuckers up against the wall

The rich don't learn.

[rednordman]

Rather just go ahead and put the fuckers up against the wall

The rich don't learn.The sad truth.

[communard resolution]

If there is one amusing side to it though, its that you can see the capitalist mechanics sticking out like a saw thumb. Class-war in the playground to use a play on words. Its amazing how people change the moment they put on the managers red hi-vis, but even the managers are getting exploited from above for hecks sake.

Yes, I observed this a lot with supervisors and the like - people who are technically workers but can turn into your worst enemies almost overnight when they join the ranks of the 'labour aristocracy'. These mechanisms (as well the other things you mentioned) just make me hate capitalism so much more.

[PRC-UTE]

I worked for two years in a supermarket and yes it is horrible. You get treated like shit by customers and management alike.

that's very true, the people that work there for extended periods of time seem very understandably bitter. I've worked there a few times myself, and I think I would prefer to some of the more back breaking jobs I've had working in heavy industry than go back to that hassle

tescos recently bowed to unionist bigotry, too- there was some branch where youth were doing bagging there for charity I believe, and complaints about their 'sectarian' GAA tops prompted tescos management to make the youths leave