Funeral rites began May 1, Labor Day, for a Cargo Truckers Union member who died at a rally outside the BGF Logistics CU distribution center in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province.
Yonhap News Agency reported that the South Jeolla headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions set up a memorial altar that afternoon at a funeral home in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province.
The start of the funeral came 11 days after the union member was killed April 20 when struck while trying to block a transport vehicle at the rally. It also coincided with the first Labor Day designated as a legal public holiday by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
The funeral is being held as a joint labor and civic society service, with the memorial altar to remain open through May 3.
To honor the deceased, the union will hold a memorial cultural event at 7 p.m. May 2 on a road near the funeral home. About 500 union members and residents who knew the person are expected to attend, with eulogies and performances by labor singers planned.
The funeral procession is scheduled for the morning of May 3. After cremation in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, the remains are to be buried at the Mangwol-dong National Cemetery for Democratic Martyrs in Buk District, Gwangju.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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