Kim So-yeon (activist)

Kim So-yeon (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).

Education

 * Graduated from Seoul Jeonghwa Girls' Commercial High School.

Biography

 * 1987: Led the struggle for increasing accessibility to private schools in Seoul while she was attending Jeonghwa Girl's Commercial High School.
 * 1997: Served as chairperson of the Eucalyptus Electronics Union.
 * 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 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.
 * 11 June – 12 September 2008: Kiryung Electronics underwent a 94-day hunger strike, demanding the return of illegally laid-off workers.
 * 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.
 * 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. Also ran as an independent for the 2012 South Korean Presidential Election, along with Park Jong-sun, Kang Ji-won, and Kim Soon-ja.
 * 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.