Jeon Tae-il

Jeon Tae-il
Born28 September 1948 (1948-09-28)
Died13 November 1970(1970-11-13) (aged 22)
Korean name
Hunminjeongeum
전태일
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeon Tae-il
McCune–ReischauerChŏn T'ae-il

Jeon Tae-il (Korean전태일; 28 September 1948 – 13 November 1970) was a South Korean sewing worker and workers' rights activist who committed suicide by self-immolation at the age of 22 in protest of the poor working conditions of South Korean factories during the Third Republic era.[1] His death brought attention to the country's substandard labor conditions and advanced the formation of a labor union movement in South Korea.[2]

  1. ^ 류재택 [Ryu Jae-taek] (2005), 전태일, Doosan Encyclopedia, retrieved 4 October 2010
  2. ^ Lee, Namhee (2009). The Making of Minjung. Ithaca, United States: Cornell University Press. pp. 218. ISBN 978-0-8014-4566-8.

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