Federation of Trade Unions Burma

Responsibilities & Rights

International Contact: C/O Burma Office Japan 101-0062 3F, Sohyo Kaikan 3-2-11, Kanda-Surugadai Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo. Japan Ph: 81 90 6487 3934 Fax: 81 3 5296 7903

101st Anniversary Day of International Women's Day Welcome and Honored, In Support of Burmese Women's Development
Date : 2012 March 8 1. March (8) had been defined as International Women's Day and Anniversaries had been held for (101) times. International Women's Day had been celebrated yearly in every part of the world. in recognition that women's rights are human rights, for the sake of women's rights and bolstering up the women's struggle for gaining and securing the victories and in honor of all these endeavors, 2. Discrimination, Suppression, Violation against women in many countries up to these days, in many countries women's are still fighting for their own rights. To those women of the world who are hardfighting for their respective rights in every part and corner of the world, we, the women's committee of the Federation of the Trade Unions of Burma (FTUB) honors and welcomes. 3. So also, in Burma, for the sake of the benefit of the country and for full attainment of the complete rights of women, there are many heroic women fighting for the cause of the country and for the mass of the family and women. Including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, for those many women who are actively and boldly participating in Burmese polities, their courageous demand for the difficulties of the people of Burma and for those who are still in the prisons. It is also solemnly seen in every life of Burmese country, women are actively fighting for the cause of workers and social affairs in Burmese society. 4. Within the last few days all had seen the courage of the unfairly treated women laborers in TaiYi footwear factory in Hlaingtharyar Industrial zone, Rangoon. It is also hearded that the founding of TaiYi footwear fundamental (basic) workers' union had been successfully established of which the majority of the executive committee are women. 5. The TaiYi Factory's workers unity and the result of its portrayal of boldness and unanimity, we , all workers who are now trying to assemble all energies with the aim of forming independent workers' union of the country in pursuance of the rights of democracy, reunification of nationalities, human rights, labour rights in consonance with that of norms of international standard. We, women's committee of FTUB, whole heartedly support as well as assist and co-operatively join in the course of fighting for workers rights on this auspicious date of women's day, we issue our declaration in compliance with your endeavor.

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