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Workers Organizing in Myanmar
March 11th, 2017 •
Author:
Rabble Media
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Labour updates of workers struggles in the Asia Pacific region with specific reference to the court decisions on Park Geun-hye’s impeachment in South Korea and the 117 Maruti Suzuki workers in northern India.
Interview with Alex Moodie, Research Officer with the Myanmar human rights organization Progressive Voice, on the situation for workers in Myanmar and especially in the expanding garment sectors.
Asia Pacific Currents is a program of Australia Asia Worker Links.
APC is produced in the Melbourne studios of 3CR Radio.
Listen to the interview HERE
Progressive Voice is a participatory rights-based policy research and advocacy organization rooted in civil society, that maintains strong networks and relationships with grassroots organizations and community-based organizations throughout Myanmar. It acts as a bridge to the international community and international policymakers by amplifying voices from the ground, and advocating for a rights-based policy narrative.