Myanmar’s workers left vulnerable as junta crushes unions — Radio Free Asia

Myanmar’s workers left vulnerable as junta crushes unions Myanmar’s labor unions have been all but crushed amid a crackdown by the junta in the more than 19 months since the military seized power in a coup, according to union officials and the workers who they represent.

On March 1, 2021 – one month after the takeover – the newly formed junta’s Ministry of Immigration and Manpower declared 16 labor unions and labor activist organizations illegal. Activists who promote workers’ rights and the groups they represent have since become a target of frequent harassment by authorities.

In a report released on Aug. 24, the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Yangon warned that trade unions and civil society organizations (CSOs) providing services to workers and migrants “face an existential threat” in Myanmar following the takeover, citing the severe limitations on their ability to operate amid what it called “targeted persecution.”

Source: Myanmar’s workers left vulnerable as junta crushes unions — Radio Free Asia

Repost and Reminder: Anna J. Cooper, Learning Languages, Libraries, and VOTING

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

Dr. Anna J. Cooper was a strong advocate for education, especially in Washington, DC, and one of the first Black women to earn a PhD.  She was key to helping us win the right to vote, and is still a key reminder of the importance of voting.

August 10th is her birthday, and as she fought to make the dreams of Black students possible, we must fight to make all of our collective dreams possible […]

Happy Birthday, Anna J. Cooper, & Learning Languages to Dream of Libraries — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

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What hope is there for our oceans?

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“All life on Earth depends on healthy, abundant oceans.”

So said Sam Waterston, Chair of Oceana, this week. And yet…the bad news keeps coming. When are our oceans going to get a break? As if the failure to sign a Global Ocean Treaty in New York this summer was not bad enough, the threat of deep sea mining looms suddenly darker and closer. And yet there are glimmers of hope…The hope that I see (for most of our climate change and environmental concerns) is in youth activism. See below for details of an online event tomorrow, which I think we should all tune into.

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On a rainy Monday in Kingston, I learned that deep sea mining could begin in the Pacific very soon – even possibly later this month. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has granted permission to Nauru Oceans Resources Incorporated…

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Stop These Thirst Traps… Erin Brockovich and Suzanne Boothby

… Is there a secret handbook for elected officials going through a water crisis?

If there were, it would look something like this. Residents report cloudy, brown, smelly, foul-tasting water. Instead of doing the hard work to fix the problem, officials simply drink the water on camera and tell residents it’s safe to drink. Then, residents get angrier and feel even more scared about their water safety….

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Choices and Damage — Filosofa’s Word

Originally posted on The BUTHIDARS: On Monday this week I Received a parcel from Amazon containing something labelled as Suspenders. For my English speaking friends  The Irish writer George Bernard Shaw once said: ‘England and America are two countries divided by a common language’ Never has a truer word been spoken. I am not as some may believe…

Choices and Damage — Filosofa’s Word