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A LEADER of a South Korean teachers’ union outlawed by its government vowed yesterday to “fight until victory is ours” as she received the NASUWT’s international solidarity award.
Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) vice-president Bak Ok Ju sent the defiant message home as she collected the award at the NASUWT’s conference in Cardiff.
General secretary Chris Keates said the award was in recognition of the union’s determination in the face of “extreme hostility” from Korean ministers.
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