6 December 2011
New Delhi (Mizzima) – A group led by an independent electoral candidate has applied
to stage a demonstration under Burma’s newly enacted right to demonstrate and march
law, but the application has been returned.
Since the FTUB/M was formed in 1991, we are working to restore democracy, human rights, social justice and trade unions for Burma and the people of Burma.
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Villagers in Maungdaw area face extortion tactics
6 December 2011
Maungdaw, Arakan State: The Burma Border Security Force (Nasaka) Commander
of Nasaka area No.6 in Maungdaw Township recently instituted a new plan to extort
money from villagers in his area, according to an anonymous local trader.
“This morning, the deputy commander of Nasaka area No.6 summoned some
villagers who had built houses or shops within his command area 16 or more
years ago, after getting permission from the local Nasaka officer.”
Monday, December 05, 2011
Factory workers test labour freedoms
1 December 2011
Factory workers in Burma have become the first to test the limits of labour freedoms
in the country following new laws that allow union formation for the first time
in nearly half a century.
An application was last week handed to the labour ministry in Naypyidaw for the
creation of a Cotton and Leather Factory Labourers’ Union. The ministry needs to
approve the formation of unions before they are made official.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
About 30,000 acres lost to Shweli dam projects
30 November 2011
Burma will displace 30,000 acres of arable lands, affecting local residents’ tea plantations,
paddy fields and forests.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Traders lodge complaint against Sein Nan Htike bean company
29 November 2011
failed to pay more than five billion kyat for beans, according to the Myanmar Beans,
Pulses and Sesame Merchants Association (MBPSMA).
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