Human
Rights, Labor Union, Sex and Gender’ training was organized by Yaung Chi Oo
Workers’ Association form February 11th to 13th in Mae
Sot, Thailand-Myanmar borderline.
There were 13 attendants
who were from plantation, construction and factory.
The reason of arranging this training is “In Maesot where Myanmar migrants are working the most, due to a lack of unity, the workers’ rights are being abused. Thus, we added labors union training for workers to unite and insist their rights what are being abused. Human Rights, Labors rights, and sex and gender are as usual because the employers are still abusing workers’ rights in various ways” said one of the organizers, in charge of this training.
The first of the training,
the trainer, Ko Myo Ko, educated and explained human rights and 30 articles of
Universal Declaration of Human rights for trainees.
In the morning of second
day, Sex and gender’ knowledge was led by the trainer, Daw Thuzar Kyaing and Ko
Hein discussed the Labor rights in the afternoon.
The last of the training, Labors’
Union education was lectured the trainer, Ko Myo.
“The knowledge that was lectured is what
Myanmar migrants workers are being abused” said one of the trainees.
It said that Yaung Chi Oo
Workers’ Association has been working for Myanmar migrant workers since 1999
and the first organization that sued Thai employer and succeeded the case.
