South Korean Teachers End Fast, Seek Talks
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SEOUL — Thousands of South Korean teachers who joined a hunger strike to back demands for the right to form a national union stopped fasting Saturday and offered talks with the government, their leader said.
“In view of demonstrations by high school students and anxiety by the people, we have decided to seek a solution through dialogue,” said Lee Man Ho, leader of more than 6,000 teachers who formed a union illegally earlier this month.
More than 4,000 teachers at more than 500 schools across the country joined the hunger strike, which began Monday.
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