{"id":688,"date":"2026-06-30T12:29:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/?p=688"},"modified":"2026-07-14T07:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:09:40","slug":"hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/","title":{"rendered":"HD Hyundai Migrant Workers\u2019 Struggle Cultural Festival \u2014 The Shouts and Songs of Migrant Workers Echoed Across the Sea in Ulsan Dong-gu!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Originally published at <a href=\"https:\/\/socialism.jinbo.net\/bbs\/board.php?bo_table=news&amp;wr_id=1520\">March to Socialism<\/a>, June 29<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, June 26, 2026, at 7 p.m., the Ulsan Dong-gu Ilsan Beach Square hosted the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Migrant Workers\u2019 Struggle Cultural Festival. Over 400 migrant workers and 200 resident workers gathered under the demands of \u2018Oppose wage cuts\u2019 and \u2018Oppose performance-based pay.\u2019 Participants loudly chanted slogans such as \u2018Withdraw the bad contract,\u2019 \u2018Cancel wage cuts,\u2019 \u2018Stop meal discrimination,\u2019 \u2018Stop overtime discrimination,\u2019 \u2018Stop bonus discrimination,\u2019 and \u2018Guarantee contract renewal.\u2019 The heartfelt cry of \u2018Struggle!\u2019 echoed across the sea in front of Ulsan Dong-gu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comrade Kim Hyun-joo, director of the Ulsan Migrant Center, opened the festival with greetings in Korean, followed by greetings in Sinhala from Comrade Chaminda of the Metalworkers\u2019 Union Seongseo Industrial Complex branch. Workers from Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Nepal, and resident workers cheered. From the stage truck, videos were shown covering the demands raised at the June 13 rally at the Migrant Center, the June 17 resolution rally, and the problems migrant workers face at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[\uae30\ub85d] HD\ud604\ub300\uc911\uacf5\uc5c5 \uc774\uc8fc\ub178\ub3d9\uc790 \ud22c\uc7c1\ubb38\ud654\uc81c | 2026.06.26 | Eng sub\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iHK77CGPuyE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The festival was attended by unionized workers from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and subcontractors, Ulsan-area workers, solidarity participants who filled a 45-seat bus from Seoul, and workers and organizations from Daegu, Gyeongju, Busan, Cheongju, Hwaseong, as well as labor, civic, and human rights groups, and migrant organizations affiliated with \u2018People Have Come.\u2019 Although HD Hyundai tried to block participation by assigning overtime, migrant workers continued to arrive late into the evening. Many stood alongside the long line of festival participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event began with remarks from Yang Kyung-su, chair of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). He expressed deep sorrow over the hatred and violence against migrant workers prevalent in Korean society, stressing that the problems at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries stem from this reality and must be corrected immediately. He warned the company that if the issue is not resolved, the KCTU will mobilize all its strength. He emphasized that if migrant workers had freedom to change workplaces, the company could not have carried out such repression. The migrant workers responded with chants of \u2018Struggle!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later, Kim Hyung-su, vice-chair of the Metalworkers\u2019 Union, greeted workers in multiple languages: \u2018Ayubowan, Sawasdee, Xin ch\u00e0o, Hello, Nice to meet you.\u2019 He pledged that the union would actively support the migrant workers\u2019 struggle, noting that migrant workers already play an important role in the Korean economy and society. He mentioned that KMWU already had created a department dedicated to improving migrant workers\u2019 conditions within the union and urged them to raise their voices proudly as members of Korean society. He called on them not to give up, but to fight together for freedom to change workplaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Videos showed solidarity photos from comrades organized by the \u2018Movement to Create a Chungbuk Without Irregular Workers,\u2019 supporting the migrant workers\u2019 struggle. The workers shouted \u2018Struggle!\u2019 with joy. The cheers, whistles, raised fists, and placards filled the square. Performances by the Hyundai Heavy Industries union\u2019s dance troupe added energy to the struggle. Migrant workers waved red flags and placards, joined by solidarity flags from across the country, covering the night sea with banners and chants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai4-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sri Lankan migrant worker representatives took the stage. One worker thanked Sri Lankan workers and workers of all nations, even inviting managers spying on the event to join. He denounced HD Hyundai Heavy Industries as notorious for brutal labor repression, saying that workers gathered to resist wage cuts and oppression. He stressed that while the company profits greatly, it does not pay workers fairly, and warned that resident workers could also face similar repression. He called for united struggle against the bad contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also criticized the government\u2019s anti-labor policies, saying the president must act, not just speak. He noted that many migrant workers had been forced to return home last year, some even going to war-torn countries like Israel to find work. Those unable to return home were forced into undocumented labor. He demanded that HD Hyundai withdraw the \u2018bad contract\u2019 imposing performance-based pay and treat migrant workers with dignity. He said the company had taken 20% of wages over three years and must return them. He concluded by calling for legal rights for all workers in Korea, migrant and resident alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai5.jpg 700w, https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai5-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This rally included not only Sri Lankan workers, as in previous rallies, but also over 100 Vietnamese workers, along with Thai, Bangladeshi, Uzbek, and Nepali workers, showing expanding unity. At a joint publicity event the day before, in front of the migrant workers\u2019 dormitory\u2014organized by the Korean Metal Workers\u2019 Union, the Hyundai Heavy Industries Branch, Hyundai Heavy Industries Branch Subcontracted workers\u2019 Chapter, and the Migrant Workers\u2019 Union\u2014Vietnamese workers had already expressed their willingness to join the struggle. One Vietnamese worker spoke, with translation provided by Comrade Yoon Da-hye, Secretary of the Seongseo Industrial Complex Trade Union. He said workers from many countries are suffering wage cuts and rights violations, facing threats such as \u2018no contract renewal or visa extension.\u2019 He stressed that migrant workers are being driven into undocumented status by unjust systems. He concluded by saying that while the president claims migrant workers should be treated like resident workers, reality is different, and employers must treat workers fairly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2.png 700w, https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each speech was met with cheers and applause. Migrant workers shared how they were forced to sign worsened contracts against their will, under threats of being barred from other jobs or deported. At the festival, collective signatures declared \u2018contract changes invalid.\u2019 While workers signed, Sri Lankan workers performed songs from their history, and Vietnamese workers also sang. The festival was filled with passion and solidarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After performances, a Sri Lankan worker from Gyeongnam, who had joined every rally since June 13, spoke, encouraging comrades to fight to the end. The festival concluded with a video of resolutions announced at previous rallies, and the announcement of a nationwide migrant workers\u2019 rally to be held on Sunday, July 5, at 2 p.m. in front of the main gate of Hyundai Heavy Industries. Participants shouted together toward each other and the blue night sea: \u2018July 5,\u2019 \u2018Let\u2019s gather!,\u2019 \u2018Hyundai Heavy Industries,\u2019 \u2018At the main gate!\u2019 The festival ended with chants, applause, and cries of struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, even resident workers often fear speaking out against repression. Yet migrant workers, in harsher conditions, raised their voices boldly against exploitation and discrimination. Their courage was immense \u2014 a great step in workers\u2019 history against capital\u2019s exploitation. Many participants were moved to tears. Let us not lose the courage to struggle and win workers\u2019 rights. Let us respond to migrant workers rising against performance-based pay, division, discrimination, and exploitation with unity and solidarity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Withdraw the bad contract!<br>Cancel wage cuts!<br>Stop meal discrimination!<br>Stop bonus discrimination!<br>Stop overtime discrimination!<br>Guarantee contract renewal!<br>Struggle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July 5 \u2014 Let\u2019s gather!<br>At the main gate of Hyundai Heavy Industries!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 400 migrant workers and 200 resident workers gathered under the demands of \u2018Oppose wage cuts\u2019 and \u2018Oppose performance-based pay.\u2019 Participants loudly chanted slogans such as \u2018Withdraw the bad contract,\u2019 \u2018Cancel wage cuts,\u2019 \u2018Stop meal discrimination,\u2019 \u2018Stop overtime discrimination,\u2019 \u2018Stop bonus discrimination,\u2019 and \u2018Guarantee contract renewal.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"crp_sub_category":"South Korea","crp_read_time":"","crp_featured":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,83],"tags":[42,23,19,7],"coauthors":[107],"class_list":["post-688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia","category-international","category-south-korea","tag-asia-pacific","tag-labor","tag-marxism","tag-south-korea"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>HD Hyundai Migrant Workers\u2019 Struggle Cultural Festival \u2014 The Shouts and Songs of Migrant Workers Echoed Across the Sea in Ulsan Dong-gu! - Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HD Hyundai Migrant Workers\u2019 Struggle Cultural Festival \u2014 The Shouts and Songs of Migrant Workers Echoed Across the Sea in Ulsan Dong-gu! - Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Over 400 migrant workers and 200 resident workers gathered under the demands of \u2018Oppose wage cuts\u2019 and \u2018Oppose performance-based pay.\u2019 Participants loudly chanted slogans such as \u2018Withdraw the bad contract,\u2019 \u2018Cancel wage cuts,\u2019 \u2018Stop meal discrimination,\u2019 \u2018Stop overtime discrimination,\u2019 \u2018Stop bonus discrimination,\u2019 and \u2018Guarantee contract renewal.\u2019\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-30T15:29:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-14T10:09:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"467\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Byun Ju\u2011hyun\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Byun Ju\u2011hyun\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Andre Acier\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/083374f01719b23af7e895b69c71864c\"},\"headline\":\"HD Hyundai Migrant Workers\u2019 Struggle Cultural Festival \u2014 The Shouts and Songs of Migrant Workers Echoed Across the Sea in Ulsan Dong-gu!\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-30T15:29:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-14T10:09:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1160,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/hyundai1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Asia-Pacific\",\"Labor\",\"Marxism\",\"South Korea\"],\"articleSection\":[\"East Asia\",\"International\",\"South Korea\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/\",\"name\":\"HD Hyundai Migrant Workers\u2019 Struggle Cultural Festival \u2014 The Shouts and Songs of Migrant Workers Echoed Across the Sea in Ulsan Dong-gu! - Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/hyundai1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-30T15:29:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-14T10:09:40+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/hyundai1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/hyundai1.jpg\",\"width\":700,\"height\":467},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HD Hyundai Migrant Workers\u2019 Struggle Cultural Festival \u2014 The Shouts and Songs of Migrant Workers Echoed Across the Sea in Ulsan Dong-gu!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/\",\"name\":\"Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)\",\"description\":\"Trotskyist left in Asia: news, analysis, and strategy from the camp of the Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/logo_crp_en.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/logo_crp_en.png\",\"width\":821,\"height\":160,\"caption\":\"Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/083374f01719b23af7e895b69c71864c\",\"name\":\"Andre Acier\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3dbdbf2bd4411abbf2f0e2e8539d88a7100abf77d38caca780486b68ac969f34?s=96&d=mm&r=g20480edfc1b511f2dc0b743ef5ac2514\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3dbdbf2bd4411abbf2f0e2e8539d88a7100abf77d38caca780486b68ac969f34?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3dbdbf2bd4411abbf2f0e2e8539d88a7100abf77d38caca780486b68ac969f34?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Andre Acier\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crpnews.com\\\/asia\\\/author\\\/andre\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"HD Hyundai Migrant Workers\u2019 Struggle Cultural Festival \u2014 The Shouts and Songs of Migrant Workers Echoed Across the Sea in Ulsan Dong-gu! - Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"HD Hyundai Migrant Workers\u2019 Struggle Cultural Festival \u2014 The Shouts and Songs of Migrant Workers Echoed Across the Sea in Ulsan Dong-gu! - Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)","og_description":"Over 400 migrant workers and 200 resident workers gathered under the demands of \u2018Oppose wage cuts\u2019 and \u2018Oppose performance-based pay.\u2019 Participants loudly chanted slogans such as \u2018Withdraw the bad contract,\u2019 \u2018Cancel wage cuts,\u2019 \u2018Stop meal discrimination,\u2019 \u2018Stop overtime discrimination,\u2019 \u2018Stop bonus discrimination,\u2019 and \u2018Guarantee contract renewal.\u2019","og_url":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/","og_site_name":"Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)","article_published_time":"2026-06-30T15:29:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-14T10:09:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":700,"height":467,"url":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Byun Ju\u2011hyun","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Byun Ju\u2011hyun","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/"},"author":{"name":"Andre Acier","@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/#\/schema\/person\/083374f01719b23af7e895b69c71864c"},"headline":"HD Hyundai Migrant Workers\u2019 Struggle Cultural Festival \u2014 The Shouts and Songs of Migrant Workers Echoed Across the Sea in Ulsan Dong-gu!","datePublished":"2026-06-30T15:29:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-14T10:09:40+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/"},"wordCount":1160,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai1.jpg","keywords":["Asia-Pacific","Labor","Marxism","South Korea"],"articleSection":["East Asia","International","South Korea"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/","url":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/","name":"HD Hyundai Migrant Workers\u2019 Struggle Cultural Festival \u2014 The Shouts and Songs of Migrant Workers Echoed Across the Sea in Ulsan Dong-gu! - Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-06-30T15:29:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-14T10:09:40+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hyundai1.jpg","width":700,"height":467},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/hd-hyundai-migrant-workers-struggle-cultural-festival-the-shouts-and-songs-of-migrant-workers-echoed-across-the-sea-in-ulsan-dong-gu\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"HD Hyundai Migrant Workers\u2019 Struggle Cultural Festival \u2014 The Shouts and Songs of Migrant Workers Echoed Across the Sea in Ulsan Dong-gu!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/#website","url":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/","name":"Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)","description":"Trotskyist left in Asia: news, analysis, and strategy from the camp of the Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/#organization","name":"Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)","url":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_crp_en.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_crp_en.png","width":821,"height":160,"caption":"Permanent Revolution \u2013 Fourth International (Asia)"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/#\/schema\/person\/083374f01719b23af7e895b69c71864c","name":"Andre Acier","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3dbdbf2bd4411abbf2f0e2e8539d88a7100abf77d38caca780486b68ac969f34?s=96&d=mm&r=g20480edfc1b511f2dc0b743ef5ac2514","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3dbdbf2bd4411abbf2f0e2e8539d88a7100abf77d38caca780486b68ac969f34?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3dbdbf2bd4411abbf2f0e2e8539d88a7100abf77d38caca780486b68ac969f34?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Andre Acier"},"url":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/author\/andre\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":717,"href":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions\/717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crpnews.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}