Myanmar hotel workers imprisoned for defending their union and their rights
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- Published on Monday, 04 March 2019 07:08
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Myanmar hotel workers imprisoned for defending their union and their rights
On March 1, the chairman and 5 other leaders and members of the union of workers at the Hotel Tharabar Gate in Myanamar's Bagan Archeological Zone were convicted of attempting to hold a peaceful protest march after police brutally destroyed the union's solidarity camp last December. The 6 trade unionists were each sentenced to one month's imprisonment and arrested immediately after the verdict was pronounced, an unmistakable announcement by the authorities that trade union activity in Myanmar is now criminalized.
Union members at the Hotel Tharabar Gate have faced management aggression since they first registered their union in 2015. Now workers are being sent to prison for defending their rights.
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