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Yesterday (19th), police seized and searched 14 offices at the same time, including the offices of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and the Korean Federation of Trade Unions.

It was reported that there were illegal activities such as forcing union members to hire or demanding money and valuables at the construction site, and an investigation was launched.



First, reporter Kim Hyung-rae reports.



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Police investigators with a search and seizure warrant try to enter the office of the KCTU construction union.



[Come in, detective department!

(All come in!)]



Some union members block the entrance and a rough fight takes place.



The police conducted simultaneous seizures and searches of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and the construction unions of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions in the metropolitan area.



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Meeting records and account books were obtained from 14 locations, including 5 offices under the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and 3 offices under the Federation of Korean Trade Unions.



The police believe that construction unions have been forcing union members to hire people at apartment construction sites and demanding money and other valuables.



In addition, they are accused of holding a rally on the site if they do not comply with the request, interfering with the construction or threatening the construction company.



The government has recently emphasized that it will root out this practice by advocating 'labor reform'.



The National Police Agency entered into a special crackdown for 200 days from the 8th of last month to the end of June, and so far it has investigated 186 cases and 929 people, arrested 7 people, and handed over 23 people to the prosecution.



The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport also reported more than 2,000 illegal acts at 1,489 construction sites nationwide as a result of an investigation into illegal activities at construction sites. said it was.



(Video coverage: Lee Sang-hak, video editing: Hwang Ji-young)