Farmers in the Republic of Korea

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• The social history in general of the Republic of Korea

Thousands of Farmers Rally Against FTA

Korea Times, 20 June 2003. Thousands of protesting farmers took to the nation’s major highways yesterday to call on the National Assembly to not ratify a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Chile.

Farmers introduce new protest weapons

The Korea Herald, 21 November 2003. Protesting farmers from all corners of the country displayed their creativity during their massive rallies in downtown Seoul on Wednesday when they introduced a set of new fighting tools—starfish bombs and empty rice husks.

Farmer protesters rounded up

By Ser Myo-ja, JoongAng Ilbo, 21 November 2003. More than 70,000 farmers had gathered in Seoul to protest Korea’s free trade agreement with Chile and World Trade Organization talks aimed at lowering barriers to Korea’s rice market. Some of the demonstrators clashed with police.