Kim So-yeon (activist)

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Kim So-yeon
김소연
On 3 December 2012, Kim So-Yeon stands in front of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
Born	(1970-01-23) 23 January 1970 (age 54) Seoul, South Korea
Nationality	Republic of Korea
Education	Seoul Jeonghwa Girls' Commercial High School [ko]
Occupation(s)	Union organizer, Social Activist
Organization(s)	KCTU Metal Union Seoul Branch KCTU Metal Union Southern Regional Branch KCTU Metal Union Kiryung Electronics [ko] Branch
Known for	Candidacy, 2012 South Korean presidential election
Political party	Independent
Board member of	Creating a World Without a Temporary Worker (Korean: 비정규직 없는 세상 만들기 네트워크), Executive Committee[1] Eucalyptus Electronics Union Chairperson
Korean name
Hangul	김소연
Hanja	金昭延
Revised Romanization	Gim Soyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Soyŏn

Kim So-yeon (Korean: 김소연; born 23 January 1970) is a labor activist in South Korea and currently on the executive committee of Creating a World Without a Temporary Worker (비정규직 없는 세상 만들기 네트워크).^[2]

• Graduated from Seoul Jeonghwa Girls' Commercial High School [ko].

• 1987: Led the struggle for increasing accessibility to private schools in Seoul while she was attending Jeonghwa Girl's Commercial High School.^[3]
• 1997: Served as chairperson of the Eucalyptus Electronics Union.^[4]
• 2001: Sentenced to ten years in prison with two years probation for violating the National Security Act during the Seoul Democratic Labor Convention.
• 5 July 2005: Named as Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Chairperson for the newly formed Metal Union Seoul Branch, Metal Union Southern Regional Branch, and Metal Union Kiryung Electronics [ko] Branch.
• 24 August – 17 October 2005: Insisted to Kiryung Electronics that workers were illegally laid-off, withdrawing the union contract. For 55 days, part of the production line for Kiryung Electronics Factory was occupied for 16 members of the company via an all-night vigil.
• 17 October 2005: Detained on suspicion of interrupting business.
• 24 August – 22 September 2006: Kiryung Electronics underwent a 30-day Hunger strike, demanding the return of illegally laid-off workers.^[5]
• 11 June – 12 September 2008: Kiryung Electronics underwent a 94-day hunger strike, demanding the return of illegally laid-off workers.^[6]
• August 2010: Kiryung Electronics requires regulation of illegally laid-off workers, embracing a high concentration of foreigners.
• 1 November 2010: After a negotiation period of 1,895 days, Kiryung Electronics finally reaches a new full-time employment agreement with the KCTU.^[7]
• June - November 2011: Worked on the Hope Bus Planning Team of the 2010-11 Hanjin Heavy Industries strike.
• 2012: First served as a network executive for Creating a World Without a Temporary Worker (비정규직 없는 세상 만들기 네트워크).
• 11 November 2012: Elected as the presidential candidate for workers by the election headquarters of Creating a World Without a Temporary Worker.^[8] Also ran as an independent for the 2012 South Korean Presidential Election, along with Park Jong-sun, Kang Ji-won, and Kim Soon-ja.^[9]
• 15 December 2012: After completing a campaign stop at Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul, Kim and 300 supporters clashed with police while marching towards the Blue House.
• 19 December 2012: Finished in 5th place in the 18th Presidential Election of South Korea.