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This powerful account examines the struggles of Korean women workers during South Korea's rapid industrialisation in the 1960s and 1970s. The author, who experienced firsthand the oppressive conditions faced by the female labour force, provides an insider's perspective on the tension between economic modernisation and the human cost of development in one of Asia's tiger economies. The book explores the fight for democratic trade unionism amongst women and young girls who endured harsh working conditions whilst driving South Korea's industrial boom. Through personal testimony and historical analysis, it reveals how workers resisted exploitation and demanded dignity and fair treatment during this transformative but brutal period of economic growth.

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Written by an author who experienced the oppressive labour conditions firsthand as a young woman worker in South Korea.

Focuses on the experiences and activism of Korean women workers fighting for democratic trade unionism during rapid industrialisation.

Examines the tensions between economic development imperatives and the human costs borne by the labour force in a developing Asian tiger nation.

Published by Routledge, providing scholarly analysis of labour history and workers' rights in 1970s South Korea.

Documents the extraordinary conditions endured by mainly women and young girls in Korean factories during this pivotal historical period.

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Release Date
10 September 2003
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09 December 2006

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