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South Korea: Economy Over Human Rights?

Friday, December 14th, 2007 @ 09:15 UTC

by Oiwan Lam

Countries:: South Korea
Topics:: Human Rights, Law

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Cho Eunseok from chamnews translated a debate over anti-discrimination bill in South Korea. Apart from conservative religious group, the Korean Employers Federation is a major opposing force.

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