South Korea’s intelligence agency raided the offices of the KCTU, the country’s largest organization of independent unions, and an affiliate on Jan 18. The raid has raised fears that the conservative government is reverting to dictatorship-era methods of attacking labour by conflating organizing with threats to national security. The government is likely to step up its attack on workers #svenssonprize https://labornotes.org/2023/01/south-korea-intelligence-agency-raids-top-union-confederation

Belarus: Since April 2022 the government has been carrying out systematic repression against independent trade unions. Three dozen trade unionists have been sentenced to 64 years in prison and 12.5 years of restricted freedom. The authorities call independent trade unions 'extremists' and 'Western agents' and conduct smear campaigns, making it clear that anyone associated with the unions, runs the risk of being prosecuted. https://www.svenssonstiftelsen.com/post/release-belarusian-trade-unionists #Belarus #Svenssonprize #BKDP #Salidarnast