SOUTH KOREA LABOR SO - SUN FUNERALA mourner places a flower beside a photo of Lee So - sun , the late mother of notable South Korean labor activist Jeon Tae - il , on a bridge over Seoul ' s Cheonggyecheon stream in Seoul , South Korea , 07 September 2011 . Lee ' s funeral procession stopped at the bridge , where a bust of Jeon is erected , after her funeral was held . Lee died of natural causes at the age of 82 on 03 September . She became a labor activist in 1971 , when her son Jeon Tae - il , a garment worker at Seoul ' s Pyeonghwa Market , killed himself in protest for better pay and working conditions . His death sparked protests in South Korea , which was then ruled by authoritarian President Park Chung - hee . EPA / YONHAP < 연합뉴스 모바일 앱 다운 받 기 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >