DAEGU, South Korea — As campaigners around the world mark International Women’s Day on Saturday with marches and celebrations, Shin Gyeong-ja will be doing what she does nearly every weekend — clocking in for another long shift in the produce section of a big-box retailer.
Shin lives and works in Daegu, a city about two hours by train southeast of Seoul that is a stronghold for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol. While shelving onions and apples for the Homeplus store chain, known as a “mart” in South Korea, the 58-year-old hopes to avoid being harassed and abused by far-right activists angry at women workers like her who are union members and wear buttons supporting the impeachment of Yoon over his attempt to impose martial law last December.
