their achievements, they had their share of deficiencies that included internal fragmentation, decline in their memberships, and the neglect of female workforce in Korea. Therefore, although KCTU had elevated the political and social status of organized labor, ironically, they were impelled to accept various labor changes that would ultimately harm and hinder the worker's positions in Korea. 2013 police raid On 22 December 2013, hundreds of riot police raided the KCTU's headquarters in Seoul injuring hundreds. Six senior KCTU leaders were arrested for supporting a national railway strike which the government declared "illegal". According to the International Trade Union Confederation and the International Transport Workers’ Federation: "The government of South Korea and its anti-union behaviour is again in the spotlight of the international community. Its actions run contrary to its obligations to the ILO and also the labour standards in trade agreements with the US and the EU. Further, the government is failing to fulfill its original commitment to the OECD, upon accession, to respect international labour standards." Other issues The KCTU is a labor union with a prominent leftist tendency and has traditionally supported the labor movement of foreign workers living in the South Korea. In 2001, a labor union of only foreign workers under the KCTU was formed, which is said to be the first in South Korean history. The KCTU is currently actively voicing its voice on the issue of human rights violations of foreign workers. See also 1996-1997 strikes in South Korea Politics of South Korea Economy of South Korea Trade unions in South Korea Democratic Labor Party (South Korea) References External links KCTU Website National trade union centers of South Korea ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation Trade unions established in 1995 1995 establishments in South Korea Immigration political advocacy groups in South Korea Organizations based in Seoul Progressivism in South Korea