N. Korea's largest labor group calls for 'full march' to fulfill party's 5-yr economic plan | Yonhap News Agency

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OK SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's largest labor group has urged workers to carry out a "full march" to achieve the five-year national economic development plan adopted at a party congress in February, state media said Wednesday. The General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea, affiliated with the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), made the appeal to its members and other workers nationwide at a plenary meeting Monday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. "A full march involving all people has begun to fulfill the new five-year plan in line with the path of victory suggested at the Ninth Party Congress," the federation said, calling for a bolder and more aggressive struggle to drive socialist development. "All workplaces and posts are the foundations upholding our great country," the group said, listing various industrial sectors and urging workers to boost industrial production and set new records. Korea's largest labor group calls for 'full march' to fulfill party's 5-yr economic plan Next N. Korea's largest labor group calls for 'full march' to fulfill party's 5-yr economic plan

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SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's largest labor group has urged workers to carry out a "full march" to achieve the five-year national economic development plan adopted at a party congress in February, state media said Wednesday.
The General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea, affiliated with the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), made the appeal to its members and other workers nationwide at a plenary meeting Monday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
"A full march involving all people has begun to fulfill the new five-year plan in line with the path of victory suggested at the Ninth Party Congress," the federation said, calling for a bolder and more aggressive struggle to drive socialist development.
"All workplaces and posts are the foundations upholding our great country," the group said, listing various industrial sectors and urging workers to boost industrial production and set new records.
The workers' group is one of the four largest labor organizations under the guidance of the WPK, primarily aimed at instilling its ideology in the people.
During Monday's plenary meeting, the group also decided to convene a meeting for the new term in May, the KCNA said, a move expected to inaugurate new leadership as part of efforts to reinvigorate the drive to implement party congress decisions.
This file photo from the Korean Central News Agency shows an event of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea on March 12, 2026. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution)
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- During Monday's plenary meeting, the group also decided to convene a meeting for the new term in May, the KCNA said, a move expected to inaugurate new leadership as part of efforts to reinvigorate the drive to implement party congress decisions.
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