Ssangyong status: "Like a refugee camp.."

Conditions for the occupiers at the Ssangyong occupation are horrific as they have been denied food and water for a week now.

"It was hard to breathe," he said. Many of them are exposed to dehydration as drinking water was drying up. Doctors estimated that 200 were injured.

"Six of them need an immediate surgery or medical care. Many have severe injuries, including broken ribs or joints incurred during clashes with riot police."

According to Baek, they are given one or two rice balls per day. "Toilets are in dismal condition as the water supply has been cut off."

Hundreds of protesters have complained of a lack of sleep, he said.

"They sleep just two or three hours a day as police helicopters above the building generate unbearable noise."

Lee Chang-geun, spokesman for the unionized protesters, said noise from helicopters and speakers installed nearby the building was adding to the terrible conditions. "We have no food, no water and no sleep."

The workers might also fate a suit for the damages the company has suffered during this occupation. Ssangyong is currently trying to get an injunction that will liquefy the company completely. Previous attempts to reach an agreement has failed due to the worker's demand of stopping all layoffs. Ssangyong will not talk to the workers until they drop this demand.