{"id":14174,"date":"2024-06-11T10:25:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=14174"},"modified":"2024-06-13T17:13:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:13:01","slug":"global-unions-unite-in-solidarity-with-people-of-myanmar-urge-ilo-to-take-action","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/global-unions-unite-in-solidarity-with-people-of-myanmar-urge-ilo-to-take-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Global unions unite in solidarity with people of Myanmar, urge ILO to take action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Global union federations came together on 10 June in Geneva outside the United Nations, where the 112th International Labour Conference is taking place this week, to support the people and workers of Myanmar.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe title=\"Global unions unite in solidarity with people of Myanmar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X9z_RgAxzJg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The global union movement called for the ILO to invoke Article 33 of its constitution, a crucial mechanism that empowers the ILO to take action when a member state fails to comply with recommendations from the ILO&#8217;s Commission of Inquiry.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The ILO commission found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilo.org\/resource\/news\/ilo-myanmar-commission-inquiry-finds-far-reaching-violations-freedom\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">widespread violations<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of the forced labour and freedom of association conventions in October 2023.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Addressing the crowd, UNI General secretary Christy Hoffman said: &#8220;We will not stop with our call for an end to the military junta. We will not stop using our economic power to isolate the military regime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are united. We are going to keep fighting and we are going to win.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_14175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14175\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14175 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/53780534942_b1a5e79a27_o-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/53780534942_b1a5e79a27_o-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/53780534942_b1a5e79a27_o-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/53780534942_b1a5e79a27_o-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/53780534942_b1a5e79a27_o-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/53780534942_b1a5e79a27_o-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/53780534942_b1a5e79a27_o-1600x2400.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/53780534942_b1a5e79a27_o-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/53780534942_b1a5e79a27_o-267x401.jpg 267w, https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/53780534942_b1a5e79a27_o-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Global unions stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar (CTUM) against the military junta. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2696\ufe0f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> About Article 33\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Article 33 is used by the ILO to ensure that member states adhere to international labour standards and respect fundamental rights. 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