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Articles from Myanmar

  1. Union growth 22 April 2009

    Burmese teacher and other unionists detained

    A Burmese teacher activist and four other trade unionists were arrested earlier this month after taking part in the historic first National Congress of the Federation of Trade Unions of Burma (FTUB).

    Burmese teacher and other unionists detained
  2. Trade union rights are human rights 20 March 2009

    Beyond Burma: Lessons in hope for refugee children

    Mae Sot, THAILAND — He has the quiet, professional demeanour of a man who prefers the educational sanctuary of the classroom to the dangers of revolutionary politics. Yet Burmese teacher Htay Hlaing spent nine-years incarcerated in a notorious torture prison in his military-ruled homeland for the so-called “crime” of helping...

    Beyond Burma: Lessons in hope for refugee children
  3. Union renewal and development 5 June 2008

    Asia Pacific teacher leaders criticize Burmese military

    A month after Burma’s devastating cyclone left 133,000 people dead or missing, the chair of EI’s Asia Pacific Regional Committee has lashed out at the Burmese military government for continuing to thwart humanitarian and rescue operations by international aid agencies.

    Asia Pacific teacher leaders criticize Burmese military
  4. Union renewal and development 9 May 2008

    Burma: EI calls on the military junta to allow international aid to be delivered by relief agencies

    Education International is deeply concerned by the current situation in Burma caused by the cyclone Nargis and consequent flooding. EI deplores the reluctance of the Burmese authorities to facilitate the delivery of aid so urgently needed by the people of the regions most severely hit.

    Burma: EI calls on the military junta to allow international aid to be delivered by relief agencies
  5. Trade union rights are human rights 1 October 2007

    Burma: Urgent Action Appeal

    Education International encourages all member organisations to write to the Burmese representatives in their countries following the recent violent repression used to break up peaceful demonstrations.

    Burma: Urgent Action Appeal