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Polish civil society group
The Workers' Defense Committee (Polish: Komitet Obrony Robotników pronounced [kɔmitɛt ɔbrɔnɨ rɔbɔtɲikuf], KOR) was a Polish civil society group that was
Workers'_Defence_Committee
Topics referred to by the same term
Rosenberg Defence Committee, UK Partisan Defense Committee, USA Workers' Defence Committee, Poland Committee on Military Affairs (disambiguation) Committee for
Defence_Committee
National communist association established in 1981
1200 members. The union's participants criticized Solidarity and Workers' Defence Committee. The union was labeled as antisemitic. "40 lat temu, 25 kwietnia
Patriotic_Union_"Grunwald"
President of Poland from 2005 to 2010
in the pro-democratic anti-communist movement in Poland, the Workers' Defence Committee, as well as the Independent Trade Union movement. In August 1980
Lech_Kaczyński
Polish political movement
participants the riots. In 1977 the Workers' Defence Committee was reorganized into the Committee for Social Self-defence (Komitet Samoobrony Społecznej KOR)
Dissident movement in the Polish People's Republic
Dissident_movement_in_the_Polish_People's_Republic
the Defence of the Realm Act 1914 together with John Muir for an article in the CWC journal The Worker criticising the First World War. The committee originated
Clyde_Workers'_Committee
International association of Trotskyist political parties
The Committee for a Workers' International (CWI; Spanish: Comité por una Internacional de los Trabajadores, CIT; French: Comité pour une internationale
Committee for a Workers' International
Committee_for_a_Workers'_International
Prime Minister of Poland from 2006 to 2007
working with the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR) in 1976. KOR was formed after the workers' protests of June 1976 to defend workers against persecution
Jarosław_Kaczyński
Head of state of North Korea since 2016
National Defence Commission in 1972; at that time, the National Defence Commission was a commission subordinate to the Central People's Committee, and the
President of the State Affairs Commission
President_of_the_State_Affairs_Commission
Polish civil society group (1977–1981)
under the communist rule. It was created in 1977-1978 from the Workers' Defense Committee (Komitet Obrony Robotników). It was one of the movements whose
KOR Committee for Social Self-Defense
KOR_Committee_for_Social_Self-Defense
Polish politician and historian
of National Defence. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Macierewicz was one of the founders in 1976 of the Workers' Defense Committee, a major anti-communist
Antoni_Macierewicz
President of Poland from 1990 to 1995
fellow shipyard workers, due to the lack of evidence. Anti-Communists Piotr Naimski, one of the first members of the Workers' Defence Committee that led to
Lech_Wałęsa
organization Workers' Defence Committee (Komitet Obrony Robotników, KOR), whose aim was to fight official repression of the protesting workers. During the
June_1976_in_Polish_protests
Polish resistance member (1917–1993)
Baniecka was an activist with the Intervention Bureau of the Polish Workers' Defence Committee (Polish: Komitet Obrony Robotników, KOR) in 1977. She and her
Zofia_Baniecka
Polish critic, literature historian, politician and freemason
the Workers' Defence Committee (Komitet Obrony Robotnikow); as one of the most active members of this organization he organized help for the workers who
Jan_Józef_Lipski
Topics referred to by the same term
or Homer, an ancient Hebrew unit Komitet Obrony Robotników ("Workers' Defence Committee"), a Polish civil society group κ-opioid receptor, a human protein
Kor
Polish actor and writer
1980) . Since 1976 he engaged with the Workers Defence Committee and then the Committee for Social Self-Defence "KOR". He co-created and published the
Maciej_Rayzacher
Polish poet, writer and translator
a member of the Workers' Defence Committee (Komitet Obrony Robotników, KOR) and subsequently of the Committee for Social Self-defence KOR. Under the communist
Jerzy_Ficowski
Polish author (1909–1983)
the founding members of the intellectual opposition group KOR (Workers' Defence Committee). Later, Andrzejewski was a strong supporter of Poland's anti-Communist
Jerzy_Andrzejewski
Political essay by Václav Havel
organization, of so-called small works, with the example of the Polish Workers' Defence Committee (Komitet Obrony Robotników, or KOR) and of what could be achieved
The_Power_of_the_Powerless
Polish mathematician
1976–1980, Cupała cooperated with publishing houses of the Workers' Defence Committee and the Committee for Social Self-Defense KOR. He was also the co-founder
Wiesław_Cupała
Polish politician (born 1951)
assistance to oppressed workers in Radom and Ursus following the June 1976 protests. He was active in the Workers' Defence Committee, working closely with
Piotr_Naimski
Polish historian
he was a member of the Polish United Workers' Party. Since 1978 he cooperated with the Workers' Defence Committee and helped to publish several illegal
Jerzy_Holzer
Polish politician (1934–2004)
he became a key organizer of the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR) in 1976, which provided aid to persecuted workers and laid the groundwork for the subsequent
Jacek_Kuroń
North Korean decision-making body
Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, or simply the Politburo, formerly the Political Committee (1946–61), is the executive committee of the
Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea
Politburo_of_the_Workers'_Party_of_Korea
Polish poet, literary critic, scholar, editor, translator and lecturer (1946 – 2014)
political events of June 1976, he became a co-founder of the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR) and of the clandestine quarterly Zapis. In 1981, the year
Stanisław_Barańczak
Polish singer
rule, Kelus was involved in the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR) where he organized legal and financial aid to workers and labor activists persecuted by
Jan_Krzysztof_Kelus
Polish lawyer
After the war she became a co-founder of the Workers' Defense Committee and the Social Self-Defense Committee "KOR". Robert Jarocki, Aniela Steinsberg, in:
Aniela_Steinsbergowa
Polish socio-political activist and cardiologist (1919 or 1922 – 2009)
noted cardiologist. From the 1970s, he collaborated with the Workers' Defence Committee and other political groups opposing the regime's ruling PZRP party
Marek_Edelman
Polish economist, intellectual, and human rights activist (1888–1986)
coincided with the formation of the Workers' Defence Committee, which marked the beginning of successful cooperation of workers and intellectuals. Also known
Edward_Lipiński_(economist)
Polish politician (born 1954)
two anti-communist organizations (the Student Committee of Solidarity and the Workers' Defence Committee) in the People's Republic of Poland. After the
Róża_Thun
Moscow – 21 December 1977, Warsaw) was a Polish social worker, member of Workers' Defence Committee. During World War II she was an activist in the Polish
Maria_Fedecka
Ruling party of Poland from 1948 to 1989
the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party was held. Cliques began to emerge within the leadership of the Polish United Workers' Party, representing
Polish_United_Workers'_Party
After 1976 Alina Cała collaborated with the Workers' Defence Committee and Committee for Social Self-defence KOR. In the 1980s she also co-founded the folk
Alina_Cała
Trotskyist political international
political theorist Ted Grant and his supporters after a break with the Committee for a Workers' International in 1992, it was subsequently renamed the International
Revolutionary Communist International
Revolutionary_Communist_International
participated in the democratic opposition. He cooperated with KOR (Workers' Defence Committee) and NOWa (Independent Printing House). From 1990 to 1994 he helped
Andrzej_Tadeusz_Kijowski
Polish activist and journalist
Łoziński started collaboration with KOR (Workers' Defence Committee, and later on with Committee for Social Self-defence KOR. In September 1980 he became a
Krzysztof_Łoziński
cooperated with the Workers' Defence Committee. With Bronisław Wildstein, he initiated the establishment of the Student Solidarity Committee in Kraków after
Lesław_Maleszka
Polish politician (born 1950)
he became a prominent member of independent scouting movement, Workers' Defence Committee and later Solidarity. He was one of the leaders of independence
Andrzej_Celiński
the Polish anti-communist opposition and organizations like the Workers' Defence Committee. Antoni Dudek; Jan Skórzyński; Paweł Sowiński; Małgorzata Strasz
Marcin_Gugulski
Polish politician (1940–2014)
cofounder of assurance to workers prosecuted by communist regime. He was one of the founders of the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR). He became Chief of
Zbigniew_Romaszewski
Polish politician
Dog). Then he took part in opposition movements - as a co-worker of Workers' Defence Committee, member of "Solidarity" independent trade union, and journalist
Ryszard_Terlecki
Polish actress (1925–1989)
the state constitution. In 1976 she joined the Workers' Defence Committee, and in 1977, the KOR Committee for Social Self-Defense. In January 1978, she
Halina_Mikołajska
Ghanaian politician and social worker (1958–2022)
Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) as the Deputy regional coordinator for Peoples Defence Committees and Workers Defence Committees (PDCs / WDCs) and
Samuel_Nuamah_Donkor
Soviet massacre of Polish military officers and intelligentsia in 1940
atrocity was dangerous. In the late 1970s, democracy groups like the Workers' Defence Committee and the Flying University defied the censorship and discussed
Katyn_massacre
Monument in Warsaw, Poland
signatories of the Letter of 59, and the member of the Workers' Defence Committee, and the KOR Committee for Social Self-Defense. The monument was unveiled
Statue_of_Halina_Mikołajska
1944–1989 resistance
Letter of 59 June 1976 Polish protests Workers' Defence Committee - Komitet Obrony Robotników, KOR Movement for Defence of Human and Civic Rights Confederation
Anti-communist resistance in Poland (1944–1989)
Anti-communist_resistance_in_Poland_(1944–1989)
1970s he was an activist in the Movement for Defence of Human and Civic Rights and the Workers' Defence Committee. From 1979 to 1980 he co-published newsletter
Antoni_Pietkiewicz
Ethnonationalist strain of communism in the Polish People's Republic
harshly critical stance of the anti-communist Solidarity and Workers' Defence Committee, denouncing them as "the representatives of Western agencies"
Endokomuna
Political party in the United Kingdom
The Socialist National Defence Committee also known as the Socialist National Defence League was a pro First World War socialist faction. The party's origins
Socialist National Defence Committee
Socialist_National_Defence_Committee
melted into the structures of the Solidarity after its forming. Workers' Defence Committee (KOR) Benedykt Czuma. Ruch Obrony Praw Człowieka i Obywatela.
Movement for Defence of Human and Civic Rights
Movement_for_Defence_of_Human_and_Civic_Rights
Political authority in North Korea
People's Assembly Standing Committee. The predecessor body, National Defence Commission, was created in 1972 as sub-committee for defence and security affairs
State Affairs Commission of North Korea
State_Affairs_Commission_of_North_Korea
Polish historian and intellectual
he returned to Poland, he became involved in the activity of Workers' Defence Committee (KOR), which had already existed for a couple of months. It was
Adam_Michnik
North Korean politician (1925–2022)
official who was a member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea and vice-marshal of
Ri_Yong-mu
Underground publishing operations in Poland during World War II and the communist regime
the Movement for Defense of Human and Civic Rights (ROPCiO) and Workers' Defence Committee (KOR). Over several years, alongside hundreds of small individual
Polish_underground_press
Armed villagers groups in Jammu and Kashmir
Village Defence Guards (VDGs) formerly known as Village Defence Committees is a civilian militia first established in the mid-1990s in Indian-administered
Village_Defence_Guards
Polish politician and diplomat (born 1946)
Socialist Youth Union, and was also involved with the Workers' Defence Committee and the Committee for Social Self-Defense KOR. In 1980, she also began
Barbara_Labuda
Political crisis in Poland regarding antisemitism
1968 events, later played important roles in the Workers' Defence Committee and the Solidarity workers' movement. The events of 1968, preceded by those
1968_Polish_political_crisis
Australian actor
Australia (CPA), the Sydney variants of the Unemployed Workers Movement/Workers Defence Committee (UWM/WDC) and a small group called the "Irish Terrorists
John_Fegan_(actor)
Polish politician; leader of Poland (1970–1980)
major opposition group, the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR), commenced its activities in September to help the persecuted worker protest participants. Other
Edward_Gierek
System of local revolutionary cells, established in Burkina Faso by Thomas Sankara
against corruption", and replaced the previous People's and Workers' Defence Committees. Rawlings, a close friend of Thomas Sankara, would eventually
Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (Burkina Faso)
Committees_for_the_Defense_of_the_Revolution_(Burkina_Faso)
Polish publisher and film producer (1949–2025)
June 1976. In the same year he was among the organizers of the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR). He initiated independent publishing activity and was responsible
Mirosław_Chojecki
North Korean general (born 1949), possibly executed in 2015
2015) was a North Korean general and Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politician. He served as Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2015. In 2015, he was reportedly
Hyon_Yong-chol
North Korean politician (born 1950)
the 9th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. On 22 March 2026, he was succeeded by Jo Yong-won as the SPA Standing Committee Chairman. In December
Choe_Ryong-hae
North Korean soldier and politician (1917–1995)
General Staff in 1968. In the Workers' Party of Korea, he joined the Central Committee in 1954, the Political Committee in 1966, the Secretariat in 1968
O_Jin-u
North Korean soldier and politician (1936–2018)
Forces (roughly corresponds to Minister of Defence in other countries). He held a minor post within the Workers Party. Kim was born in 1936 in Pochon County
Kim_Yong-chun
History of the Polish trade union
center, the workers had developed an information network to spread news of their struggle. A "dissident" group, the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR), which
History_of_Solidarity
Political party in the United Kingdom
Kingdom. Its predecessors were the British Workers' National League, and the Socialist National Defence Committee. The party's origins lay in a split by the
National Democratic and Labour Party
National_Democratic_and_Labour_Party
40th Prime Minister of Poland (1989–1991)
Polish United Workers' Party (PUWP) signed by most members of the former Znak circle. Although not a member of the Workers' Defence Committee, he supported
Tadeusz_Mazowiecki
Polish politician (born 1949)
part in a campaign of support for striking workers in Radom, and became a part of the Workers' Defence Committee. In the years 1977–1978 he was a co-organiser
Bogdan_Borusewicz
Polish politician, journalist, and writer (1903–1992)
his extremism and antisemitism. He also strongly criticised the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR). While the Catholic church considered converts equally,
Jędrzej_Giertych
Political party in Russia
series of splits in an earlier Russian Troskyist organisation, the Committee for Workers' Democracy and International Socialism (CWDIS, Russian: Комитет
Revolutionary Workers' Party (Russia)
Revolutionary_Workers'_Party_(Russia)
Leader of Ghana in 1979 and from 1981 to 2001
Makola No.1 Market. The PNDC established Workers' Defence Committees (WDCs) and People's Defence Committees (PDCs) to mobilize the population to support
Jerry_Rawlings
Activism in favor of human rights
in the Eastern Bloc (Soviet human rights movement, Charter 77, Workers' Defence Committee), this period also saw a growing reframing of the struggle between
Human_rights_movement
Polish politician (1952–2002)
of strikes in Poland. Her first call was to Jacek Kuroń of the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR) in Warsaw. The press described her as a "firebrand", and
Alina_Pienkowska
Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011
turn was proclaimed "First Secretary of the Workers Party of Korea" and "First Chairman of the National Defence Commission". In literature, it is assumed
Kim_Jong_Il
Western mass-media about protests. Workers demand pay rises and changes in norms, and Workers' Defense Committee urges workers to act in a responsible way,
1980_in_Poland
North Korean WPK's military organ
Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (CMC) (Korean: 조선로동당 중앙군사위원회) is an organ of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)
Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
Central_Military_Commission_of_the_Workers'_Party_of_Korea
Faction of the Fourth International
Socialist Workers Party (SWP), led by James P. Cannon. Its British section was the Revolutionary Socialist League, which merged with the smaller Workers' International
International Committee of the Fourth International
International_Committee_of_the_Fourth_International
Political party in Poland
Andrzej Lepper of the far-left Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland. On 16 February 2006, together with the National Workers' Front (Polish: Front Narodowo-Robotniczy)
Slavic_Union_(Poland)
spokesperson for the Workers' Defence Committee (Komitet Obrony Robotników) a civil society group which aided the families of workers who were being persecuted
Aleksander_Smolar
philology and philosophy. Some time in 1976 Pyjas joined the Workers' Defence Committee, the organisation which was created to help labourers, participants
Stanisław_Pyjas
Victim of police brutality
mother, Barbara Sadowska, who was a poet and a member of the Workers' Defence Committee, was frequently arrested and questioned by the Polish Secret Service
Murder_of_Grzegorz_Przemyk
Bilateral relations
institutional defence cooperation rather than a mutual defence commitment requiring automatic military deployment. The agreement strengthened existing defence ties
Kuwait–Pakistan_relations
Revolutionary socialist international organization
Union, they concluded that it was no longer a socialist workers' state, but a degenerated workers' state. In the Transitional Program, which was drafted
Fourth_International
Aspect of Jewish history
Michnik (founder of Gazeta Wyborcza) was one of the founders of the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR). By the time of the fall of Communism in Poland in 1989
History of the Jews in 20th-century Poland
History_of_the_Jews_in_20th-century_Poland
Political party in Poland
described as a "hybrid" of the agrarian socialist and left-wing populist Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland, as well as the democratic socialist National
United_Beyond_Boundaries
Polish trade unionist (born 1935)
letter to the Polish Parliament, in which he expressed support of Workers' Defence Committee. Soon afterwards, the Gwiazdas were officially banned from leaving
Andrzej_Gwiazda
Political party in Poland
Dmowski's National Party also argued that "the formation of the Workers' Defence Committee in 1976 marked the beginning of a deliberate campaign to destroy
Roman Dmowski's National Party
Roman_Dmowski's_National_Party
Soviet politician and revolutionary (1879–1940)
Party, "Workers' Truth" and "Workers' Group", were suppressed by the secret police. On 8 October 1923, Trotsky wrote to the Central Committee and Central
Leon_Trotsky
Policy of Polish political party
democratic opposition in the 1970s. Its most important element – the Workers' Defence Committee – grew from left-wing and (to a lesser extent) liberal roots.
History policy of the Law and Justice party
History_policy_of_the_Law_and_Justice_party
Polish politician
Polish People's Republic government. She cooperated with the Workers' Defence Committee. From 1977 to 1989 she was the editor of the independent and catholic
Urszula_Doroszewska
Posthumous title of North Korea
declaring him Eternal General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission. In 2016, the title "eternal leaders
Eternal leaders of North Korea
Eternal_leaders_of_North_Korea
Political party in the United Kingdom
through him in setting up a solidarity committee in support of victimised workers called the Clyde Workers Committee after the original organisation bearing
Workers' International League (1937)
Workers'_International_League_(1937)
Vietnamese general (1917–2002)
Dũng took part in some democracy movements and public struggles of Hà Nội workers since 1936, joined the Indochinese Communist Party in 1937. He was imprisoned
Văn_Tiến_Dũng
Short coup d'état in Shanghai in 1967
a "loyalist" group composed of skilled factory workers and technicians, aimed at opposing the Workers' Headquarters in favour of the legitimacy of local
January_Storm
Political party in the United Kingdom
British Workers League was a 'patriotic labour' group which was pro-British Empire. Founded originally as the Socialist National Defence Committee, the league
British_Workers_League
North Korean politician
the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea He was previously the director of the Civil Defense Department of the Workers' Party of Korea
Kang_Sun-nam
North Korean general and politician (1907–1982)
After the Korean War, Choe became a member of the 3rd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 1956. Choe rose in the ranks of the party
Choe_Hyon
Trotskyist political party in the United Kingdom
The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is a Trotskyist political party in the United Kingdom. Founded as the Socialist Review Group (SRG) by supporters of
Socialist_Workers_Party_(UK)
WORKERS DEFENCE-COMMITTEE
WORKERS DEFENCE-COMMITTEE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the edge of a village or by some other boundary, Middle English border, from Old French bordure ‘edge’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : patronymic from Wicker 2.English : variant of Wicker.
Boy/Male
Australian, German
Fighting Defender; Defense Army
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Toirdhealbhach, TERENCE means "instigator." English form of Latin Terentius, possibly meaning "rub, turn, twist."Â
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Irish, Latin
Smooth; Old Form of the Roman Clan Name Terrance; Tender; Gracious; Good; Polished; Instigator; Rub; Turn; Twist
Boy/Male
Latin American English Irish Norse
Smooth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Water 2.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Worker.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Hand Workers
Girl/Female
Arabic
Defence
Surname or Lastname
English (Welsh borders)
English (Welsh borders) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Hebrew Latin
Worker.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Religious holiday.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumberland and Durham)
English (Northumberland and Durham) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Scottish Wanders, which Black tentatively derives from a Scottish local pronunciation of Guinevere, name of King Arthur’s queen, who according to local Angus legend was buried in the parish of Alyth.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
From Devonshire
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Work.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Blend of Darell and Clarence
Boy/Male
Native American
Worker.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a supplier of red or purple dye, from an agent derivative of Middle English cork (see Cork).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Part of God; Presence of God; Part of Lord Krishna.
WORKERS DEFENCE-COMMITTEE
WORKERS DEFENCE-COMMITTEE
WORKERS DEFENCE-COMMITTEE
WORKERS DEFENCE-COMMITTEE
WORKERS DEFENCE-COMMITTEE
WORKERS DEFENCE-COMMITTEE
WORKERS DEFENCE-COMMITTEE
n. & v. t.
See Defense.
n.
That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection.
n.
Alt. of Defence
imp. & p. p.
of Defend
n.
One who performs wonders, or miracles.
n.
One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.
n.
One of the neuter, or sterile, individuals of the social ants, bees, and white ants. The workers are generally females having the sexual organs imperfectly developed. See Ant, and White ant, under White.
a.
Not carried out in practice; not exemplified in fact; as, workless faith.
v. t.
To furnish with defenses; to fortify.
n.
See Self-defense.
n.
The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.
v. t.
To strip of a fence; to remove a fence from.
n.
One who is defended.
n.
Defender.
v. i.
To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence.
n.
Decency.
n.
Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
n.
Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.
a.
Without work; not laboring; as, many people were still workless.
n.
One who defends; a defender.