Federation of TradeUnions – Burma
Responsibilities & Rights
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nternational Contact:SEIU Bldg, 2005-C1800 Mass Ave: N.W.Washington, DC 20036
April 8, 2009For more information:U Maung Maung, General Secretary, Tel./Thailand: (66-86) 090 5672Email: maungmng@gmail.com
Burmese military regime arrests trade union members in Burma:FTUB unlawfully detained, likely tortured
On April 1, 2009, five members of the Federation Trade Unions Burma (FTUB) were arrested in theirhomes in Rangoon after returning from border areas where they had participated as delegates in the 1
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National Congress of FTUB. The five members are likely being held in interrogation centers in theRangoon area where it is believed they are being tortured. These FTUB members have served as non- violent advocates and campaigners for workers’ rights and the improvement of wages and working conditions for workers inside Burma. While the charges on which they were arrested have not beenannounced, the FTUB strongly condemns these unlawful arrests. The FTUB members arrested on April 1 are the following:1.
U Zaw Myint Aung (49 years old, Teacher, South Okkalapa, Rangoon)2.
U Soe Oo (37 years old, Textile Factory Worker, Shwe Pyi Thar, Rangoon)3.
Maung Tun Nyein (22 years old, Worker, Shwe Hninsi Textile factory, Hlaing Thayar, Rangoon)4.
Ms. Khine Lin Myat (22 years old, Worker, UMH Textile factory)5.
Ms. Shwe Yi Nyunt (25 years old, Nurses Aide and Law Student, University of WesternRangoon, and Member, FTUB Women’s Committee)In addition, the FTUB has learned that an unspecified number of family members of these five persons were also arrested, and these family members have been threatened and put under pressure in an effort by the military authorities to compel cooperation from the five detained FTUB members.FTUB strongly demands the following:1. U Zaw Myint Aung, U Soe Oo, Maung Tun Nyein, Ma Khine Lin Myat, Ma Shwe Yi Nyunt mustbe released immediately and unconditionally.2. The SPDC authorities must immediately cease intimidating, detaining and threatening the family members of these FTUB members.3. The SPDC must strictly abide by the ILO Convention 87 of the International Labour Organizationon Freedom of Association, which Burma has ratifed.4. The SPDC must denounce the actions of the authorities involved arresting our members, andimmediately order an end to all actions to prevent workers from forming trade unions andexercising their workers’ rights in Burma.
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Statement on Unlawful Detention of FTUB Members 8 April 2009 Eng
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