SOUTH KOREA’S main trade union organisation called a general strike yesterday, demanding the immediate resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The 1.1 million-strong Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) issued its call at a press conference in early hours, not long after MPs had overturned the president’s declaration of martial law.

The union grouping said the strike was a fight to protect democracy and accused Mr Yoon of abusing his authority in a bid to retain power when he announced the imposition of martial law on Tuesday.