Minsun Ji: On Squid Game, Jeon Tae-il & South Korea's Labor Movements
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We spoke to organizer Minsun Ji on Squid Game and how the labor movements of South Korea inspired the series. We discuss the Ssangyong Motor strikes, the legendary Jeon Tae-il's rallying cry to workers "We are Not Machines!" & contemporary Neoliberalism in South Korea.  For more with Minsun you can check out her work with Labor Co-ops at : https://www.laborcoopconnections.com/ The three pieces of Minsun's writing we discuss we can find here:  On Squid Game: https://labornotes.org/blogs/2021/10/real-life-auto-strike-behind-runaway-netflix-hit-squid-game  On Joen Tae Il and Worker Suicides in South Korea: academia.edu/45265187/Korean_Suicide_Protest_as_Anomic_Response_to_Labour_Disempowerment On Marx's study of Worker Co-ops: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0309816819852757 Music by Huston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS62_DxC3VM
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