세종호텔 로비에서 복직 요구 농성 노동자·시민 16명 무더기 송치

In Seoul's Sejong Hotel, 16 labor union officials and citizens demanding reinstatement faced detention by the police. The joint measures committee (공대위), gathered with the police and Sejong Hotel over the hotel's forced layoffs, presented their statement. They condemned the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office for failing to heed the committee's call for the 16 participants to withdraw from the rally and disrupt work.

The 17 total suspects included high school teacher Kyunghwa who had joined the protest for Kyunghwa's reinstatement and Sejong Hotel's Labor Union Branch secretary Hyunsung, who was arrested for participating in the rally held on January 14th to February 2nd. The joint measures committee criticized the police for their one-sided stance in favor of the hotel.

They argued that the police and authorities involved were responsible for the situation, urging their punishment. Sejong Hotel, struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had previously shut down its catering business, laid off 15 employees, including labor union representatives and Hyunsung, leading to the ongoing labor struggle for over 5 years.