Jeon Tae-il
Korean trade unionist and human right activist (1948-1970) · South Korea · On the map · Politicians · Died at 22
Jeon Tae-il 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.
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His death brought attention to the country's substandard labor conditions and advanced the formation of a labor union movement in South Korea.
