Release Kajiman, Masum, and Raju Now.

Stop deportation and Legalize Migrant Workers

Respect the rights of all People:

On the 9th of December at two o’clock in the afternoon at Maroni Park in Hyewa dong Seoul Korea, Migrant workers from different countries with the Korean workers celebrated the International Human Rights Day.

They demanded the immediate release of the Migrant Trade Union(MTU) president, vice president and the general secretary who were arrested on November 29, and they are now in Chongju detention center.

They demanded also the cessation of the illegal arrest and inhumane crackdown and deportation and to respect the rights of all people. Most of the speakers came from migrant community in Korea, they came from Philippines, Nepal, Burma, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand etc.

Each speaker lambasted the Roh Mo hyun Government for his hypocrisy, to the flights of the workers in Korea including the migrant workers, they unite themselves to struggle till they achieve the working visa that they are longing for, they unite themselves to fight for the immediate release of Comrade Kajiman, Raju and Masum, and they unite themselves to support the sit in rally by the MTU at the KNCC building.

The program will not be successful without the solidarity of our Korean Comrades who always support the struggle of the migrant workers. Songs of encouragement were rendered by the Korean and Philippines comrades that made the program livelier.

After some speeches they marched for an hour till they reached the Myeong Dong Catholic Church where they end their celebration of the International Human Rights day.

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Free Comrade Kajiman, Masum and Raju!
December 9, 2007

The Gloria Step Down Movement in Korea (GSM Korea) and the Katipunan ng mga samahang Migrante sa Korea KASAMMA-KO condemn in the strongest terms possible the illegal arrest and detention of Comrade Kajiman, Masum, and Raju, President, Vice President and the General Secretary of the Migrant Trade Union by the Korean Immigration.

The Gloria Step Down Movement Korea hold the Roh Mo Hyun government responsible for this fascist attack against Comrade Kajiman,Masun and Raju thus, make these government fully accountable for any harm and dirty act that may befall Comrade Kajiman, Masum, and Raju while under Chongju detention center, including possible deportation to their respective countries.

Arresting Comrade Kajiman, Masum and Raju signals the intensification of all sorts of legal manipulations, judicial proceedings and dirty tricks against the MTU personnel.

The government mistakenly believes that their arrest will weaken the Migrant Trade Unio. They are completely wrong in thinking that by incarcerating these people will put a stop to the rapid growth of the militant and progressive migrant unions in Korea.

In having Comrade Kajiman,Masum and Raju arrested, the Roh Mo Hyun government has succeeded only in further fueling the militant movement and the migrants worker’s anger against his brutal government

The GSM Karea calls on all workers and friends in Korea and other countries, the international progressive and civil rights movement and other anti-imperialist and democratic forces and people around the world to act now and help safeguard the rights and life of Comrade Kajiman, Masum and Raju

We express complete support and solidarity to the protest actions in the Korea, We anticipate protest actions to intensify in the coming days in order to denounce the arrest, demand the Roh Mo Hyun government to immediately release Comrade Kajiman, Masum and Raju and stop the governments from subjecting them to further fascist attacks and harassment.

Stop Crackdown!
Legalize All Migrant Workers

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