On 9th September 1977, in order to fight for labor education and the release of Lee So-sun, a member of women’s laborers group from the Chunggye Textile Union attempted mass suicide, claiming that the next firebrand to follow in the steps of Jeon Tae-il should be a woman. Some 40 years have passed since they served one year in prison for leading the strike. At that time in the city of Seoul, many children worked in the Pyeonghwa Market and 80% of the labor force in the Chunggye textile industry consisted of young teenage female workers. While their peers went to school to receive an education, the young seamstresses of the Pyeonghwa Market headed for factories to support their families. They longed to attend school (i.e. Lee So-sun’s labor education). The imprisonment stories of teenage girls who were branded as commies for their struggle against the termination of labor education and are simply absurd. However, they were accused of being communists just because the date they had chosen—9th September—happened to be the Foundation Day of the DPRK. Prior to joining the union, these girls had been intimidated and ashamed of working in factories, but the union instilled self-confidence, and they became assertive female laborers who could achieve anything. However, their brilliant struggle faded into history and became invisible. As they proudly speak out again, their testimonies of life and labor are visualized along with vivid contemporary accounts of young workers and current working circumstances. As we prepare to welcome 2020, it is important to capture the unrecorded past and present memories of laborers.​