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South Korea's largest labor union launches an indefinite strike and calls for the president's resignation

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South Korea's largest labor union has issued an indefinite general strike.

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions issued the call in a Facebook post to its 1.1 M members.

It said the strike would last until the president's "regime" abolished martial law and the president stepped down.

President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday , only to rescind it six hours later .