Kim Joo-young(center), president of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions(FKTU) and Rep.Lee Yong-deok(second from left) of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea hold a press briefing on May 19 at the press room of the National Assembly, requesting the new government to release Han Sang-gyun, the imprisoned president of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions(KCTU) and to open a democratic dialogue between labor and government.(Korea Daily Labor News/Yon Yun-jeong)
reported by Yon Yun-jeong
translated by Kim Sung-jin