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Thousands Rally In Seoul As KFTU Demands Extended Retirement Age And 4.5-Day Workweek

Thousands of members of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions (KFTU) hold placards reading ''A Completely New Labor, 2025 KFTU National Workers' Rally'' and chant slogans during the rally on Yeouidaero in Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, on November 8, 2025. Rep. Jun Hyun-hee (third from left in the front row), a supreme council member of the Democratic Party, attended the event. According to an unofficial police estimate, about 12,000 people joined the rally, where the KFTU called for extending the mandatory retirement age to 65, guaranteeing political rights for teachers and public officials, and introducing a 4.5-day workweek. (Photo by Chris Jung/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12963389
Date taken: 8 November 2025
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Photographer: Chris Jung/NurPhoto
Category: Social Issue

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KFTU Korean Federation of Trade Unions National Workers’ Rally Seoul rally Yeouidaero Yeongdeungpo District South Korea labor protest labor demonstration trade union movement workers’ rights retirement reform extend retirement age to 65 public sector employees teachers’ political rights civil servants’ political rights 4.5-day workweek proposal shorter workweek labor reform demands social welfare policy labor policy industrial relations employment law worker solidarity mass gathering police estimate 12 000 participants November 8 2025 Seoul South Korea Korean Federation of Trade Unions KFTU labor rally Yeouidaero Yeongdeungpo District Seoul November 8 2025 Rep. Jun Hyun-hee Democratic Party supreme council member police estimate 12 000 people mandatory retirement age retirement age 65 political rights teachers public officials 4.5-day workweek rally slogans placards national workers' rally labor rights trade unions workers' demands political participation work-life balance labor reform labor movement employment policies public sector Chris Jung NurPhoto rally attendance.