KCTU 5 Logo, Debuted April 2018
KCTU may refer to: * Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, a national trade union centre in South Korea * KCTU-LD KCTU-LD, virtual channel 5 (Ultra high frequency, UHF digital terrestrial television, digital channel 23), is a Low-power broadcasting#Television, low-powered This TV-Network affiliate, affiliated television station city of license, licensed to ...

Korean Confederation Of Trade Unions
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), literally translated as National Democratic Confederation of Trade Unions, also known as Minju-nochong ( ko, 민주노총; acronym for ''KCTU'' in Korean language) is a national trade union centre in South Korea officially established in 1995. Its predecessor was the National Council of Trade Unions (NCTU), established in 1990 as an independent, democratically operated alternative to the Federation of Korean Trade Unions. Following the 2016–17 South Korean protests (Candlelight Demonstrations), the KCTU has seen accelerated growth in union enrollment, reaching 1,134,056 members in 2020 and making it the second largest industrial union confederation in Korea. Background After the liberation from Japanese rule in 1945, and Park Chung-hee's subsequent coup d'état in 1961, there existed only one legal trade union federation in Korea, the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU). Park's regime was truly authoritarian, and suppre ...
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