▁ 2 , ▁they ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 ▁hour ▁strike ▁to ▁demand ▁a ▁new ▁be ef ▁deal ▁and ▁better ▁working ▁conditions . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Pri ests ’ ▁Association ▁for ▁Justice , ▁an ▁influ ential ▁religious ▁group ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁struggle ▁against ▁the ▁dict ator ships , ▁lead ▁an ▁out door ▁Mass ▁to ▁l end ▁its ▁moral ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁protest ers . ▁ ▁Effect s ▁of ▁the ▁protest s ▁ ▁Korean ▁government ▁The ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁Lee ▁fell ▁below ▁ 2 0 %. ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Han ▁Se ung - so o ▁and ▁other ▁cabinet ▁members ▁submitted ▁their ▁res ign ations ▁to ▁President ▁Lee . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁and ▁then ▁again ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Lee ▁apolog ised ▁for ▁ign oring ▁public ▁health ▁concerns . ▁Lee ▁said , ▁ ▁I ▁should ▁have ▁paid ▁attention ▁to ▁what ▁people ▁want . ▁S itting ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁near ▁Che ong w ada e ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁June , ▁watching ▁the ▁cand le light ▁vig il , ▁I ▁bl amed ▁myself ▁for ▁not ▁serving ▁the ▁people ▁better . ▁ ▁Lee ▁also ▁delayed ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁any ▁further ▁relax ation ▁of ▁be ef ▁import ation ▁rules , ▁for ▁example , ▁import ation ▁of ▁meat ▁from ▁cattle ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁months ▁of ▁age . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Han ▁Se ung - so o , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ▁bought