81. The tragic situation of workers and their families in the occupied Arab territories had continued to deteriorate. The military authorities and settlers had even murdered workers on their way to work, as in the case of eight Palestinian workers killed on 20 May 1990. 82. Freedom of opinion and trade union rights were not always respected in Turkey. DISK, the trade union federation continued to be prohibited and its assets had been confiscated. The Government refused to change the situation and had employed delaying tactics and reference to constitutional and legislative provisions which were contrary to international law. 83. The experts of the Sub-Commission might wish to consider means for bringing appropriate legal pressure to bear on States which had a record of serious and diversified violations of human rights and which refused to correct such violations. 84. The newly formed independent National Council of Labour Trade Unions had been subjected to non-stop repression in South Korea. Its president, 15 other leaders and a great many workers had been arrested for organizing trade union demonstrations and 23 other leaders had been subjected to police interrogation in April. After the strike in May, more than 250 trade union leaders had been arrested and accused of criminal acts; according to current legislation, some of them could be condemned to death. His organization urged that the charges be dropped and that the National Council of Labour Trade Unions should be given legal recognition. 85. In Colombia, paramilitary gangs continued to decimate the trade union movement and democratic political organizations, including in particular the Patriotic Union. National and regional trade union leaders had been assassinated. Extra-judicial executions continued and even increased in Guatemala. In Indonesia, the Government had kept leaders of the SOBS! trade union federation in gaol for more than 25 years but so far had refrained from 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the human rights and labor rights violations in various countries, highlighting the struggles of workers and trade unions. It mentions instances of violence, repression, and lack of legal recognition, which suggests that the category should be related to employment, human rights, and labor rights.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief